Registration code 07-14-8166124
Mercedes-Benz truck and four other vehicles crash on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda road
On Friday, 7 February 2014, at night at 1:47, in Raseinių district municipality, on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k. pusė) main road (kilometre 145.90), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Mercedes-Benz, a Samro, a MAN TGA 18.460, a Schmitz SKO 24, a Schmitz and an Iveco LD440E42. One person died — the 51-year-old driver of the Iveco. Three people were injured — a 14-year-old passenger of the Iveco (hospitalized), the 56-year-old driver of the MAN (hospitalized) and a 56-year-old passenger of the Mercedes-Benz (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 57-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (15 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. All drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, it was overcast, the road surface was icy. The speed limit on this section is 110 km/h.
- Date / Time
- Type
- Head-on collision
- Location
- Contributing factor
- Slippery road
Weather
Overcast
Light condition
Darkness
Street lighting off
- Primary impacts
- Rear right
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Male, 57 y. (exp. 15 y.)
Passenger
Male, 56 y.
- Primary impacts
- Front
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Male, 56 y. (exp. 20 y.)
- Primary impacts
- Front
- Damage
- Rear right light
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- Front
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Passenger
Male, 14 y.
Car driver
Male, 51 y. (exp. 15 y.)
- Primary impacts
- Front
- Primary impacts
- Right side
- Damage
- Front right wheel
On this road part — 3 crashes, 5 injured
Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda, between km 146–149
- Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k. pusė), 147.44 kmHit-and-run driver and two other cars crash1 injured
- Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė), 148.33 kmVolvo V70 hits an animal1 injured
- Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k. pusė), 146.99 kmSubaru Tribeca runs off the road3 injured
At this spot — 3 crashes
within 100 m
- Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k pusė), 145.9 kmVolvo S40 crash0 mno casualties
- Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d pusė), 145.8 kmSaab 9-3 hits an animal83 mno casualties
- Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k. pusė), 145.8 kmVolkswagen Golf and Opel crash85 mno casualties
On this road part — 89 crashes, 5 injured
Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda, between km 144–151
- Putrių k. Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k. pusė), 147 kmHit-and-run Lexus driver and Opel crashno casualties
- Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k. pusė), 144.95 kmTwo Skoda cars crashno casualties
- Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k. pusė), 144.9 kmScania truck hits a parked vanno casualties
- Gėluvos k. Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k. pusė), 145.25 kmMercedes-Benz Sprinter rolls overno casualties
- Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė), 150.6 kmCollision with an obstacleno casualties