Registration code 07-22-9566465

Volvo FH truck and Opel crash on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda road

2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Friday, 21 January 2022, in the morning at 5:55, in Klaipėdos district municipality, Šlapšilės village, on Vilniaus pl., a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Volvo FH and an Opel. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 30-year-old driver of the Volvo (13 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, it was snowing, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 110 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Side collision
Location
110

Weather

Snow, hail

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionSnow-coveredRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 30 y. (exp. 13 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 55 y. (exp. 35 y.)

Unharmed
Sober