Registration code 07-24-9615789

Two Volvo cars crash on the Naujoji Akmenė–Venta road

2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Sunday, 4 February 2024, in the evening at 17:59, in Akmenės district municipality, on the Naujoji Akmenė–Venta national road (kilometre 6), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Volvo XC60 and a Volvo S60. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 38-year-old driver of the Volvo XC60 (17 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, it was snowing, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
Location
Contributing factor
Slippery road
90

Weather

Snow, hail

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

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

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Female, 38 y. (exp. 17 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Type driver
Failure to keep a safe distance

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 30 y. (exp. 12 y.)

UnharmedNo injuries recorded
Sober
Type driver