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Subaru Forester and DAF truck crash on the Kaunas–Zarasai–Daugpilis road

Injury accident
3
Participants
2
Injured
0
Killed

On Saturday, 8 December 2018, in the afternoon at 15:20, in Zarasų district municipality, on the Kaunas–Zarasai–Daugpilis main road (kilometre 168.67), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Subaru Forester, a Krone SDP27 and a DAF FT 95XF.430. Two people were injured — the 51-year-old driver of the Subaru (hospitalized) and a 27-year-old passenger of the Subaru (severely injured, hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 51-year-old driver of the Subaru (20 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was twilight, it was snowing, it was overcast, the road surface was icy. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collision
Location
Contributing factor
Slippery road
90

Weather

Snow, hail

Overcast

Light condition

Twilight

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionIcyRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles3Damaged3

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Female, 51 y. (exp. 20 y.)

InjuredHospital treatmentMinor health impairment
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

Passenger

Male, 27 y.

InjuredHospital treatmentSevere health impairment
Sober

Participants

Car driver

Male, 34 y. (exp. 2 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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