DAF FT XF truck and car crash on the Panevėžys–Aristava–Sitkūnai road

On Friday, 21 January 2022, in the morning at 10:49, in Panevėžio district municipality, on the Panevėžys–Aristava–Sitkūnai main road (kilometre 20.90), a head-on collision occurred. The collision involved a DAF FT XF 105.460 registered in Moldova and a car. Six people were injured — a 26-year-old passenger of a car (treated as an outpatient), a 26-year-old passenger of a car (treated as an outpatient), a 40-year-old passenger of a car (treated as an outpatient), the 31-year-old driver of a car (treated as an outpatient), a 29-year-old passenger of a car (treated as an outpatient) and a 53-year-old passenger of a car (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 40-year-old driver of the DAF (14 years of driving experience), who entered the oncoming traffic lane. Both drivers were sober. According to the register, the at-fault driver's vehicle had no compulsory civil-liability insurance (TPVCA). At the time of the accident there was a blizzard, the road surface was snow-covered. The speed limit on this section is 90 km/h.

Date / Time

Friday, 21/01/2022, 10:49

Type

Head-on collision

Location

Magistraliniai keliai Panevėžys–Aristava–Sitkūnai, 20.9 km, Panevėžio r. sav.

Recorded location

Magistraliniai keliai Panevėžys–Aristava–Sitkūnai, 17.37 km, Panevėžio r. sav.

The coordinates lie on the same road, but at 20.9 km rather than the recorded 17.37 km. The kilometre is shown by the coordinates.