Mercedes-Benz and Renault crash on the Jurbarkas–Skaudvilė road

On Saturday, 9 April 2016, in the afternoon at 14:19, in Jurbarko district municipality, Balnių II village, on the Jurbarkas–Skaudvilė national road (kilometre 5.60), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Mercedes-Benz Classe E and a Renault Laguna. Two people were injured — the 32-year-old driver of the Renault (treated as an outpatient) and a 6-year-old passenger of the Renault (treated as an outpatient, was not wearing a seatbelt). The accident was caused by the 32-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (10 years of driving experience), who violated overtaking rules and failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time

Saturday, 09/04/2016, 14:19

Type

Collisions while moving in the same direction

Rear-end collision

Location

Balnių II k. Krašto keliai Jurbarkas–Skaudvilė, 5.6 km, Jurbarko r. sav.

Recorded location

Balnių II k. Krašto keliai Jurbarkas–Skaudvilė, 15 km, Jurbarko r. sav.

The coordinates lie on the same road, but at 5.6 km rather than the recorded 15 km. The kilometre is shown by the coordinates.

Contributing factor

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