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Registration code 07-23-9612892

Volvo V70 and BMW crash on the Kazlų Rūda–Pažėrai road

Injury accident
3
Participants
2
Injured
0
Killed

On Saturday, 23 December 2023, in the afternoon at 15:48, in Kazlų Rūdos municipality, on the Kazlų Rūda–Pažėrai regional road (kilometre 4.30), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Volvo V70 and a BMW. Two people were injured — the 19-year-old driver of the Volvo (hospitalized) and a 47-year-old passenger of the BMW (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 19-year-old driver of the Volvo (1 year of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was twilight, it was snowing, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 70 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collision
Location
Contributing factor
Slippery road
70

Weather

Snow, hail

Snow, hail

Light condition

Twilight

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionSnow-coveredRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Female, 19 y. (exp. 1 y.)

InjuredHospital treatment
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

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Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 48 y. (exp. 30 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Driving a vehicle with faults the traffic rules prohibit driving with

Passenger

Female, 47 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatment
Sober