Registration code 07-24-9628036

Mercedes-Benz Daimler Benz and Audi crash on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda road

Injury accident
4
Participants
2
Injured
0
Killed

On Friday, 16 August 2024, in the afternoon at 13:35, in Kauno district municipality, Martinavos village, on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k. pusė) main road (kilometre 91.22), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Mercedes-Benz Daimler Benz registered in Germany and an Audi Q5. Two people were injured — the 65-year-old driver of the Audi (treated as an outpatient) and a 65-year-old passenger of the Audi (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 23-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (2 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. Both drivers were sober. A 30-year-old passenger of the Mercedes-Benz was drunk (2.47‰). According to the register, the at-fault driver's vehicle had no compulsory civil-liability insurance (TPVCA). At the time of the accident 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
Rear-end collision
Location
130

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants4Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 23 y. (exp. 2 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

Passenger

Male, 30 y.

Unharmed
Intoxicated2.47 ‰

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Participants

Car driver

Female, 65 y. (exp. 27 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatment
Sober

Passenger

Male, 65 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatment
Sober