Registration code 07-24-9614684

Volvo FL truck rolls over on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda road

1
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Friday, 19 January 2024, in the afternoon at 14:40, in Rietavo municipality, on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k. pusė) main road (kilometre 260), a Volvo FL registered in Latvia rolled over. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 54-year-old driver of the Volvo (30 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. The driver was sober. At the time of the accident it was overcast, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 110 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Rollover
Running off the road to the right on a right-hand bend
Location
110

Weather

Overcast

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionSnow-coveredRoad geometryHorizontal bendBarriers present
Participants1Vehicles2Damaged0

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 54 y. (exp. 30 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

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