Registration code 07-15-9419535

Animal hit on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda road

1
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Saturday, 19 December 2015, at night at 23:45, in Kėdainių district municipality, on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė) main road (kilometre 122.10), a car hit an animal. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 23-year-old driver of a car (6 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. The driver was sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, there was freezing rain, it was overcast, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 110 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Hitting an animal
Location
Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d pusė), 122.1 km, Kėdainių r. sav.
Recorded location
Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d pusė), 132 km, Kėdainių r. sav.

The coordinates lie on the same road, but at 122.1 km rather than the recorded 132 km. The kilometre is shown by the coordinates.

110

Weather

Freezing rain

OvercastFreezing rain

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants1Vehicles1Damaged1

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 23 y. (exp. 6 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

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