Registration code 07-19-9490269

Mercedes-Benz and Volvo crash on Šilo street, Vilnius

Injury accident
3
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Friday, 18 January 2019, in the morning at 9:01, in Vilnius, on Šilo street near No. 64, a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a Mercedes-Benz and a Volvo V70. One person was injured — the 38-year-old driver of the Volvo (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 37-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (20 years of driving experience), who failed to choose a safe speed. 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 40 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collisions
Other collisions with vehicles moving in the opposite direction
Location
Šilo str. 64, Vilniaus m. sav.
Contributing factor
Slippery road
40

Weather

Snow, hail

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionSnow-coveredRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles2Damaged2

Participants

At fault

Car driver

Male, 37 y. (exp. 20 y.)

Unharmed
Sober
Failure to choose a safe speed

Passenger

Female, 2 y.

Unharmed
Sober

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 38 y. (exp. 5 y.)

InjuredHospital treatmentNegligible health impairment
Sober