Registration code 07-17-9444793

Citroen and Opel crash on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda road

Injury accident
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Tuesday, 14 February 2017, in the afternoon at 14:50, in Kauno city municipality, on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė) main road (kilometre 103.90), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Citroen and an Opel Astra. One person was injured — the 52-year-old driver of the Opel (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 48-year-old driver of the Citroen (26 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 80 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
Location
Recorded location
Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d pusė), 100 km, Kauno m. sav.

The coordinates lie on the same road, but at 103.9 km rather than the recorded 100 km. The kilometre is shown by the coordinates.

80

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 48 y. (exp. 26 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

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Participants

Car driver

Female, 52 y. (exp. 18 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober