Registration code 07-25-9640552

Unlicensed Mercedes-Benz bus driver and Volvo crash on the Daugpilis–Rokiškis–Panevėžys road

Injury accident
9
Participants
7
Injured
2
Killed

On Monday, 19 May 2025, in the afternoon at 15:27, in Kupiškio district municipality, on the Daugpilis–Rokiškis–Panevėžys national road (kilometre 49), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Mercedes-Benz 518, a Domantas and a Volvo XC90. Two people died — the 61-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz and the 59-year-old driver of the Volvo. Seven people were injured — a 56-year-old passenger of the Mercedes-Benz (hospitalized), a 21-year-old passenger of the Mercedes-Benz (treated as an outpatient), a 22-year-old passenger of the Mercedes-Benz (treated as an outpatient), a 25-year-old passenger of the Mercedes-Benz (hospitalized), a 21-year-old passenger of the Mercedes-Benz (treated as an outpatient), a 19-year-old passenger of the Mercedes-Benz (treated as an outpatient) and a 37-year-old passenger of the Mercedes-Benz (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 61-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (27 years of driving experience), who entered the oncoming traffic lane. He had no driving licence. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was raining, it was overcast, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Police report (in Lithuanian)

Gegužės 19 d. apie 15 val. 27 min. Kupiškio r., kelio Daugpilis-Rokiškis-Panevėžys 49-ame km, susidūrė automobilis „Volvo XC90“…

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Date / Time
Monday, 19/05/2025, 15:27
How it happened
Head-on collision
Location
Krašto keliai Daugpilis–Rokiškis–Panevėžys, 49 km, Kupiškio r. sav.
90

Weather

Rain

OvercastRain

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants9Vehicles3Damaged3

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 61 y. (exp. 27 y.)

Killed
Sober
Not licensed to drive
Entering the oncoming traffic lane

Passenger

Male, 56 y.

InjuredHospital treatment
Sober

Passenger

Female, 21 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatment
Sober

Passenger

Male, 22 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober

Passenger

Male, 25 y.

InjuredHospital treatment
Sober

Passenger

Female, 21 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatment
Sober

Passenger

Female, 19 y.

InjuredOutpatient treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober

Passenger

Male, 37 y.

InjuredHospital treatment
Sober

Participants

Car driver

Male, 59 y. (exp. 11 y.)

Killed
Sober

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