Registration code 07-23-9610166

Nissan X-Trail and Dacia crash on the Merkinė-Leipalingis road

3
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Saturday, 18 November 2023, in the afternoon at 15:15, in Varėnos district municipality, on the Merkinė-Leipalingis national road (kilometre 14.86), on a bridge, a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Nissan X-Trail and a Dacia. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 43-year-old driver of the Nissan (3 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was overcast, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 30 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collision
Location
30

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 43 y. (exp. 3 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

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Participants

Passenger

Female, 46 y.

Unharmed
Sober

Car driver

Male, 49 y. (exp. 30 y.)

Unharmed
Sober