Registration code 07-24-9627776

Hit-and-run driver in crash with MAN truck on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda road

At-fault driver fled the scene
2
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Monday, 12 August 2024, at night at around 3:00, in Klaipėdos district municipality, on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k. pusė) main road (kilometre 281), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a vehicle, a trailer/semi-trailer > 10 t and a MAN TGX. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by an unidentified person, who failed to keep a safe distance. He fled the scene. The driver was sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 130 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Side collision
Location
130

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles3Damaged1

Participants

Possibly at faultFled the scenePerson unknown
Failure to keep a safe distance

Participants

Car driver

Male, 37 y. (exp. 5 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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