Registration code 07-23-9595203
Volvo XC90 and Mercedes-Benz crash on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda road
On Sunday, 16 April 2023, in the afternoon at 12:30, in Klaipėdos district municipality, on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė) main road (kilometre 272.05), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Volvo XC90 and a Mercedes-Benz. Five people were injured — the 70-year-old driver of the Volvo (severely injured, hospitalized), a 44-year-old passenger of the Mercedes-Benz (severely injured, hospitalized), a 72-year-old passenger of the Volvo (hospitalized), a 68-year-old passenger of the Volvo (hospitalized) and the 19-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 70-year-old driver of the Volvo (17 years of driving experience), who failed to give way when changing direction. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was raining, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 130 km/h.
- Date / Time
- Type
- Collisions while moving in the same directionOther collisions with vehicles moving in the same direction
- Location
Weather
Rain
Light condition
Daytime
- Primary impacts
- Front
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Male, 70 y. (exp. 17 y.)
Passenger
Female, 72 y.
Passenger
Female, 68 y.
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- Front
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Passenger
Female, 44 y.
Car driver
Male, 19 y. (exp. 1 y.)
At this spot — 2 crashes, 2 injured
within 100 m
On this road part — 13 crashes, 18 injured, 1 killed
Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda, between km 271–274
- Kintrimų k. Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k. pusė), 271 kmCollision with a stationary vehicle1 injured
- Pyktiškės k. Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė), 272 kmCollisions while moving in the same direction1 injured
- Šilėnų k. Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė), 274 kmCollisions while moving in the same direction1 injured
- Šilėnų k. Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė), 273.66 kmCollisions while moving in the same direction1 injured
- Pyktiškės k. Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k. pusė), 272.3 kmCollisions while moving in the same direction6 injured
At this spot — 8 crashes, 2 injured
within 100 m
- Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d pusė), 272 kmRunning off the road to the right on a straight section33 mno casualties
- Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė), 272 kmHitting an animal33 mno casualties
- Stančaičių k. Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė), 272 kmRunning off the road to the right on a straight section33 mno casualties
- Near the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda roadRunning off the road to the right on a straight section40 mno casualties
- Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k. pusė), 272 kmHitting an obstacle57 mno casualties
On this road part — 99 crashes, 18 injured, 1 killed
Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda, between km 271–273
- Near the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda roadRunning off the road to the right on a straight sectionno casualties
- Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k. pusė), 271 kmHitting an obstacleno casualties
- Pyktiškės k.Hitting an obstacleno casualties
- Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė), 273 kmHitting an obstacleno casualties
- Šilėnų k.Running off the road to the right on a straight sectionno casualties