Registration code 07-22-9586368

Opel Astra and Skoda crash on the Vilnius–Prienai–Marijampolė road

2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Thursday, 24 November 2022, in the evening at 19:05, in Birštono municipality, on the Vilnius–Prienai–Marijampolė main road (kilometre 91.13), a side collision with neither vehicle turning occurred. The collision involved an Opel Astra registered in Poland and a Skoda Octavia. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 44-year-old driver of the Opel (22 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 it was dark, the road was lit, it was snowing, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 70 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Side collision with neither vehicle turning
Location
70

Weather

Snow, hail

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting on

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionSnow-coveredRoad geometryStraight downhillBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 44 y. (exp. 22 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 48 y. (exp. 27 y.)

Unharmed
Sober