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On Friday, 28 November 2025, in the evening at 17:40, in Vilkaviškio district municipality, Rūdos village, on Marijampolės street, at the junction with Smėlio street, a collision while turning left (U-turning) occurred. The collision involved a Seat Alhambra and a MAN TGA 18.390 registered in Russia. Six people were injured — the 73-year-old driver of the Seat (hospitalized), a 17-year-old passenger of the Seat (hospitalized), a 70-year-old passenger of the Seat (hospitalized), a 48-year-old passenger of the Seat (hospitalized), a 62-year-old passenger of the Seat (treated as an outpatient) and a 14-year-old passenger of the Seat (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 73-year-old driver of the Seat (31 years of driving experience), who failed to comply with road signs or markings. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, it was overcast, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time

Friday, 28/11/2025, 17:40

Type

Collisions while turning left (U-turning)

Collision with a vehicle going straight

Location

Rūdos k., Marijampolės str. / Smėlio str. Magistraliniai keliai Marijampolė–Kybartai–Kaliningradas, 12 km, Vilkaviškio r. sav.