Registration code 07-20-9533260

Smart and Mercedes-Benz truck crash on the Vilnius–Prienai–Marijampolė road

Injury accident
2
Participants
0
Injured
1
Killed

On Saturday, 5 September 2020, in the afternoon at 12:08, in Prienų district municipality, on the Vilnius–Prienai–Marijampolė main road (kilometre 64.75), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Smart and a Mercedes-Benz 1841. One person died — the 29-year-old driver of the Smart (was not wearing a seatbelt). The accident was caused by the 29-year-old driver of the Smart (5 years of driving experience), who entered the oncoming traffic lane. Both drivers were sober. According to the register, the at-fault driver's vehicle had no compulsory civil-liability insurance (TPVCA). At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collision
Location
90

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 29 y. (exp. 5 y.)

Killed
Sober
Entering the oncoming traffic lane

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 58 y. (exp. 30 y.)

Unharmed
Sober