Registration code 07-24-9614359

BMW X5 and Volkswagen crash on the Pasvalys–Vabalninkas road

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Monday, 15 January 2024, in the morning at 7:45, in Pasvalio district municipality, on the Pasvalys–Vabalninkas regional road (kilometre 4.20), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a BMW X5 3.0D and a Volkswagen Bora. One person was injured — the 38-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 48-year-old driver of the BMW (29 years 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 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collision
Location
Contributing factor
Slippery road
90

Weather

Snow, hail

Snow, hail

Light condition

Twilight

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionSnow-coveredRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Female, 48 y. (exp. 29 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 38 y. (exp. 18 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober