Registration code

07-23-9593241

Injury accident
3
Participants
1
Injured
1
Killed

On Friday, 10 March 2023, in the afternoon at 14:26, in Kazlų Rūdos municipality, on the Kazlų Rūda–Višakio Rūda–Bliuviškiai regional road (kilometre 16.39), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a truck and an Audi A4 Avant. One person died — the 69-year-old driver of the Audi. One person was injured — a 65-year-old passenger of the Audi (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 27-year-old driver of a truck (10 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was snowing, the road surface was icy. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Type
Head-on collision
90
Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionIcyRoad geometryHorizontal bendBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 27 y. (exp. 10 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

Participants

Car driver

Male, 69 y. (exp. 18 y.)

Killed
Sober

Passenger

Male, 65 y.

InjuredHospital treatment
Sober

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