Registration code 07-21-9555445

Hit-and-run Volkswagen driver and Scania truck crash on the Daugpilis–Rokiškis–Panevėžys road

Injury accidentAt-fault driver fled the scene
2
Participants
1
Injured
0
Killed

On Saturday, 21 August 2021, in the evening at 18:50, in Kupiškio district municipality, on the Daugpilis–Rokiškis–Panevėžys national road (kilometre 53.10), a head-on collision while overtaking occurred. The collision involved a Volkswagen Passat registered in Great Britain, a Scania R 124 LA and a trailer/semi-trailer > 10 t. One person was injured — the 62-year-old driver of the Scania (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by an unidentified person, who entered the oncoming traffic lane. He fled the scene. According to the register, the at-fault driver's vehicle had no compulsory civil-liability insurance (TPVCA). At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Head-on collision while overtaking
Location
Recorded location
Krašto keliai Daugpilis–Rokiškis–Panevėžys, 56 km, Kupiškio r. sav.

The coordinates lie on the same road, but at 53.1 km rather than the recorded 56 km. The kilometre is shown by the coordinates.

90

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants2Vehicles3Damaged3

Participants

Possibly at faultFled the scenePerson unknown

Car driver

Entering the oncoming traffic lane

Participants

Car driver

Male, 62 y. (exp. 44 y.)

InjuredOutpatient treatment
Sober

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