Registration code 07-22-9585695

Hit-and-run Opel driver in crash with BMW on the Kampai–Ryliškiai–Merkinė road

At-fault driver fled the scene
2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Tuesday, 15 November 2022, in the afternoon at 16:20, in Alytaus district municipality, on the Kampai–Ryliškiai–Merkinė regional road (kilometre 4.30), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved an Opel Astra-G-Caravan and a BMW. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 79-year-old driver of the Opel (40 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. He fled the scene. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was twilight, it was overcast, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 70 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collision
Location
70

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Twilight

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryHorizontal bendBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At faultFled the scene

Car driver

Male, 79 y. (exp. 40 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 25 y. (exp. 6 y.)

Unharmed
Sober