Registration code

07-22-9577227

Injury accident
2
Participants
0
Injured
1
Killed

On Thursday, 7 July 2022, at night at 23:10, in Kėdainių district municipality, Gudžiūnų town, on the Jonava–Kėdainiai–Šeduva national road (kilometre 62.20), a Mercedes-Benz hit a pedestrian away from any crossing. One person died — a 49-year-old pedestrian. The accident was caused by the 24-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (4 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. The driver was sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 70 km/h.

Type
Hitting a pedestrian where there is no crossing
Pedestrian crossing the road at an intersection
Contributing factor
Insufficient road or street lighting
70
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles1Damaged1

Other participants

Possibly at fault

Pedestrian

Male, 49 y.

Killed
Sober
Walking at night without reflectors (light, hi-vis vest)

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 24 y. (exp. 4 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

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