Registration code 07-21-9550995
Dozing Volkswagen driver and Mercedes-Benz crash on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda road
On Friday, 18 June 2021, in the afternoon at 15:01, in Rietavo municipality, on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė) main road (kilometre 256.10), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen, a Wiola - and a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. Two people were injured — the 22-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (hospitalized) and a 15-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 24-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (4 years of driving experience), who fell asleep at the wheel. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 130 km/h.
- Date / Time
- Type
- Collisions while moving in the same directionRear-end collision
- Location
Weather
Clear
Light condition
Daytime
- Primary impacts
- Front
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Male, 24 y. (exp. 4 y.)
Passenger
Male, 15 y.
- Primary impacts
- Rear
- Damage
- Front right wheel
- Primary impacts
- Rear
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Male, 22 y. (exp. 5 y.)
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Create an account for freeOn this road part — 6 crashes, 6 injured, 1 killed
Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda, between km 253–259
- Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė), 258 kmRenault Master and Seat crash2 injured
- Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė), 253.2 kmBMW and Seat crash1 injured
- Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k. pusė), 254.35 kmToyota hits a parked Iveco truck1 injured
- Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė), 258.15 kmMercedes-Benz A200 and Land Rover crash1 injured
- Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė), 254.7 kmBMW 320I runs off the road1 injured
At this spot — 3 crashes
within 100 m
- Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k. pusė), 256.1 kmVolvo V60 hits an animal22 mno casualties
- Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d pusė), 256.16 kmFord Transit Connect rolls over56 mno casualties
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On this road part — 98 crashes, 6 injured, 1 killed
Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda, between km 250–256
- Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė), 254 kmVolkswagen Golf crashno casualties
- Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k. pusė), 255.6 kmToyota Prius runs off the roadno casualties
- Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė), 255.7 kmMazda and Audi crashno casualties
- Lėgų k. Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė), 255.72 kmMAN TGX truck runs off the roadno casualties
- Lėgų k. Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k. pusė), 250 kmNissan Qashqai hits an animalno casualties