Registration code 07-22-9577066

Yamaha XV motorcycle and Volkswagen crash on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda road

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Tuesday, 5 July 2022, in the morning at 7:50, in Kauno city municipality, on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k. pusė) main road (kilometre 100), a collision with a motorcycle occurred. The collision involved a Yamaha XV 1700 and a Volkswagen. One person was injured — the 35-year-old driver of the Yamaha (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 35-year-old driver of the Yamaha (6 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. Both 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 the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collision with a motorcycle
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
Location
90

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Motorcyclist

Male, 35 y. (exp. 6 y.)

InjuredHospital treatmentExtent of harm not determined
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

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Participants

Car driver

Female, 29 y. (exp. 10 y.)

Unharmed
Sober