Registration code 07-20-9536108

Opel Vectra and Volvo truck crash on the Varėna–Matuizos–Valkininkai road

Injury accident
4
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed
Injured children: 1

On Thursday, 15 October 2020, in the afternoon at 13:55, in Varėnos district municipality, on the Varėna–Matuizos–Valkininkai regional road (kilometre 7.86), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved an Opel Vectra, a Volvo registered in Poland and a Benalu registered in Poland. One person was injured — a 1-year-old passenger of the Opel (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 29-year-old driver of the Opel (7 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was overcast, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
Location
Rajoniniai keliai Varėna–Matuizos–Valkininkai, 7.86 km, Varėnos r. sav.
90

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants4Vehicles3Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Female, 29 y. (exp. 7 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

Passenger

Female, 1 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatment
Sober

Passenger

Female, 18 y.

Unharmed
Sober

Participants

Car driver

Male, 44 y. (exp. 20 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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