Registration code 07-17-9445213

Mercedes-Benz A160 and DAF truck crash on the Ariogala–Raseiniai–Kryžkalnis road

Injury accident
3
Participants
2
Injured
0
Killed

On Wednesday, 22 February 2017, in the afternoon at 15:39, in Raseinių district municipality, on the Ariogala–Raseiniai–Kryžkalnis national road (kilometre 13.82), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Mercedes-Benz A160 and a DAF FAR 75CF.320. Two people were injured — the 48-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (hospitalized) and a 82-year-old passenger of the Mercedes-Benz (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 48-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (16 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed and entered the oncoming traffic lane. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was snowing, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 70 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collisions
Other collisions with vehicles moving in the opposite direction
Location
Krašto keliai Ariogala–Raseiniai–Kryžkalnis, 13.82 km, Raseinių r. sav.
70

Weather

Snow, hail

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionSnow-coveredRoad geometryStraight uphillBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Female, 48 y. (exp. 16 y.)

InjuredHospital treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speedEntering the oncoming traffic lane

Passenger

Male, 82 y.

InjuredHospital treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober

Participants

Car driver

Male, 30 y. (exp. 2 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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