Registration code 07-21-9550995
Volkswagen 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.)
Signed-in users see more
Some fields (seatbelts, airbags, bans and more) are visible only when signed in.
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 kmCollisions while moving in the same direction2 injured
- Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė), 253.2 kmCollisions while moving in the same direction1 injured
- Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k. pusė), 254.35 kmCollision with a stationary vehicle1 injured
- Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė), 258.15 kmCollisions while moving in the same direction1 injured
- Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė), 254.7 kmRunning off the road to the right on a straight section1 injured
At this spot — 3 crashes
within 100 m
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 kmCollision with barriersno casualties
- Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k. pusė), 255.6 kmRunning off the road to the left on a straight sectionno casualties
- Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė), 255.7 kmCollisions while moving in the same directionno casualties
- Lėgų k. Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė), 255.72 kmRunning off the road to the right on a straight sectionno casualties
- Lėgų k. Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k. pusė), 250 kmHitting an animalno casualties