Volvo V70 and MTZ tractor crash on the Medininkai–Rukainiai–Skaidiškės road

On Wednesday, 23 October 2019, in the evening at 18:51, in Vilniaus district municipality, on the Medininkai–Rukainiai–Skaidiškės regional road (kilometre 15.60), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Volvo V70 and a MTZ. Two people were injured — the 44-year-old driver of the Volvo (hospitalized) and the 66-year-old driver of the MTZ (treated as an outpatient, had no driving licence). The accident was caused by the 44-year-old driver of the Volvo (9 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 unlit, the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time

Wednesday, 23/10/2019, 18:51

Type

Collisions while moving in the same direction

Rear-end collision

Location

Rajoniniai keliai Medininkai–Rukainiai–Skaidiškės, 15.6 km, Vilniaus r. sav.

Recorded location

Rajoniniai keliai Medininkai–Rukainiai–Skaidiškės, 6.2 km, Vilniaus r. sav.

The coordinates lie on the same road, but at 15.6 km rather than the recorded 6.2 km. The kilometre is shown by the coordinates.