Mercedes-Benz truck and Volkswagen crash on Savanorių avenue, Kaunas

On Thursday, 17 October 2019, in the morning at 7:35, in Kaunas, on Savanorių avenue near No. 282, at the junction with Birželio 23-iosios street, a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Mercedes-Benz and a Volkswagen Transporter. Three people were injured — a 43-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (treated as an outpatient), a 48-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (treated as an outpatient) and a 54-year-old passenger of the Volkswagen (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 52-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (34 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was dark, the road was lit, it was raining, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 50 km/h.

Date / Time

Thursday, 17/10/2019, 07:35

Type

Collisions while moving in the same direction

Rear-end collision

Location

Savanorių pr. 282 / Birželio 23-iosios str., Kauno m. sav.