Nissan X-Trail rolls over on the Vilnius–Panevėžys road

On Sunday, 10 February 2013, in the evening at 17:47, in Panevėžio district municipality, on the Vilnius–Panevėžys (d. pusė) main road (kilometre 126.70), a Nissan X-Trail rolled over. Four people were injured — the 30-year-old driver of the Nissan (a citizen of Latvia) (treated as an outpatient), a 34-year-old passenger of the Nissan (hospitalized, was not wearing a seatbelt), a 32-year-old passenger of the Nissan (a citizen of Latvia) (hospitalized, was not wearing a seatbelt) and a 34-year-old passenger of the Nissan (a citizen of Latvia) (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 30-year-old driver of the Nissan (a citizen of Latvia) (5 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. The driver was sober. A 34-year-old passenger of the Nissan was drunk (0.64‰). According to the register, the at-fault driver's vehicle had no compulsory civil-liability insurance (TPVCA). At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, it was snowing, the road surface was icy. The speed limit on this section is 110 km/h.

Date / Time

Sunday, 10/02/2013, 17:47

Type

Rollover

Running off the road to the right on a straight section

Location

Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Panevėžys (d pusė), 126.7 km, Panevėžio r. sav.

Contributing factor

Slippery road