07-22-9566459

On Thursday, 20 January 2022, at night at 23:49, in Kazlų Rūdos municipality, on the Kaunas–Marijampolė–Suvalkai (kelio ruožo su skir. juosta k. pusė) main road (kilometre 39), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Touran registered in France, a Plandex registered in Poland, a Schmitz Cargobull S.CS24-13.62 registered in Serbia, a Volvo FH registered in Poland, an Iveco AS440S40 registered in Serbia, a MAN TGL 8.210 registered in Poland, a Krone SDP27 registered in Poland and a trailer/semi-trailer > 10 t. One person was injured — the 62-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 62-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (20 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. All 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 it was dark, the road was unlit, there was a blizzard, a strong wind was blowing, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 110 km/h.

Date / TimeThursday, 20/01/2022, 23:49

Type

Collisions while moving in the same direction

Rear-end collision

LocationKazlų Rūdos sav. Magistraliniai keliai Kaunas–Marijampolė–Suvalkai (kelio ruožo su skir. juosta k. pusė), 39,00 km., Kazlų Rūdos sav.

Contributing factor

Slippery road