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Registration code 07-17-9463382

Volvo S60 and Opel crash on the Kelmė–Tytuvėnai road

Injury accident
4
Participants
1
Injured
1
Killed

On Sunday, 24 December 2017, in the afternoon at 16:30, in Kelmės district municipality, on the Kelmė–Tytuvėnai national road (kilometre 5.70), a head-on collision while overtaking occurred. The collision involved a Volvo S60 and an Opel Astra. One person died — a 53-year-old passenger of the Opel. One person was injured — the 58-year-old driver of the Opel (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 29-year-old driver of the Volvo (11 years of driving experience), who violated overtaking rules. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was unlit, the weather was clear, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collision while overtaking
Location
90

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Darkness

Street lighting off

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionWetRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants4Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 29 y. (exp. 11 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Violation of overtaking rules

Passenger

Female, 23 y.

Unharmed
Sober

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Participants

Passenger

Female, 53 y.

Killed
Sober

Car driver

Male, 58 y. (exp. 19 y.)

InjuredHospital treatment
Sober