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Registration code 07-17-9460294

Scania truck crash on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda road

1
Participants
0
Injured
0
Killed

On Friday, 10 November 2017, in the morning at around 6:00, in Klaipėdos district municipality, on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė) main road (kilometre 268.88), a collision with barriers occurred. The accident involved a Scania R 114 L registered in Russia. No one was hurt in the accident. The accident was caused by the 60-year-old driver of the Scania (42 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, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 70 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collision with barriers
Location
70

Weather

Freezing rain

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants1Vehicles1Damaged1

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 60 y. (exp. 42 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

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