Mitsubishi and bus crash on the Kaunas–Zapyškis–Šakiai road

On Wednesday, 6 April 2022, in the morning at 7:59, in Šakių district municipality, Lekėčių village, on Šakių street, a side collision with neither vehicle turning occurred. The collision involved a Mitsubishi L 200 and a bus. Eight people were injured — a 12-year-old passenger of a bus (treated as an outpatient, was not wearing a seatbelt), a 15-year-old passenger of a bus (treated as an outpatient, was not wearing a seatbelt), a 59-year-old passenger of the Mitsubishi (treated as an outpatient), a 16-year-old passenger of a bus (treated as an outpatient, was not wearing a seatbelt), a 17-year-old passenger of a bus (treated as an outpatient, was not wearing a seatbelt), a 14-year-old passenger of a bus (treated as an outpatient, was not wearing a seatbelt), a 15-year-old passenger of a bus (treated as an outpatient, was not wearing a seatbelt) and a 15-year-old passenger of a bus (treated as an outpatient, was not wearing a seatbelt). The accident was caused by the 64-year-old driver of the Mitsubishi (28 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.

Date / Time

Wednesday, 06/04/2022, 07:59

Type

Side collision with neither vehicle turning

Location

Lekėčių k., Šakių str. Krašto keliai Kaunas–Zapyškis–Šakiai, 32.9 km, Šakių r. sav.