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Registration code 07-24-9633567

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and Volkswagen crash on the Telšiai–Varniai–Laukuva road

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Wednesday, 4 December 2024, in the afternoon at 15:59, in Telšių district municipality, Rainių village, on Telšių street, a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and a Volkswagen Caddy. One person was injured — the 25-year-old driver of the Volkswagen (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 44-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (25 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, it was overcast, it was raining, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collision
Location
90

Weather

Snow, hail

OvercastRain

Light condition

Twilight

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

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 44 y. (exp. 25 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

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Participants

Car driver

Female, 25 y. (exp. 7 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober

On this road part — 16 crashes, 23 injured, 2 killed

Telšiai–Varniai–Laukuva, between km 2–8