Registration code 07-23-9595203
Volvo XC90 and Mercedes-Benz crash on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda road
On Sunday, 16 April 2023, in the afternoon at 12:30, in Klaipėdos district municipality, on the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė) main road (kilometre 272.05), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a Volvo XC90 and a Mercedes-Benz. Five people were injured — the 70-year-old driver of the Volvo (severely injured, hospitalized), a 44-year-old passenger of the Mercedes-Benz (severely injured, hospitalized), a 72-year-old passenger of the Volvo (hospitalized), a 68-year-old passenger of the Volvo (hospitalized) and the 19-year-old driver of the Mercedes-Benz (treated as an outpatient). The accident was caused by the 70-year-old driver of the Volvo (17 years of driving experience), who failed to give way when changing direction. Both drivers were sober. At the time of the accident it was raining, the road surface was wet. The speed limit on this section is 130 km/h.
- Date / Time
- Type
- Collisions while moving in the same directionOther collisions with vehicles moving in the same direction
- Location
Weather
Rain
Light condition
Daytime
- Primary impacts
- Front
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Car driver
Male, 70 y. (exp. 17 y.)
Passenger
Female, 72 y.
Passenger
Female, 68 y.
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- Front
- Damage
- Front bumper
Participants
Passenger
Female, 44 y.
Car driver
Male, 19 y. (exp. 1 y.)
At this spot — 2 crashes, 2 injured
within 100 m
On this road part — 13 crashes, 18 injured, 1 killed
Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda, between km 271–274
- Kintrimų k. Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k. pusė), 271 kmVolvo S60 hits a parked Hyundai1 injured
- Pyktiškės k. Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė), 272 kmPeugeot and Hyundai crash1 injured
- Šilėnų k. Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė), 274 kmMercedes-Benz Sprinter and Iveco truck crash1 injured
- Šilėnų k. Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė), 273.66 kmBMW 318d and Volvo truck crash1 injured
- Pyktiškės k. Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k. pusė), 272.3 kmDrunk BMW driver and two other cars crash6 injured
At this spot — 8 crashes, 2 injured
within 100 m
- Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d pusė), 272 kmScania truck runs off the road33 mno casualties
- Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė), 272 kmVolkswagen Sharan hits an animal33 mno casualties
- Stančaičių k. Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė), 272 kmVolvo FH truck runs off the road33 mno casualties
- Near the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda roadPorsche 911 GT3 runs off the road40 mno casualties
- Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k. pusė), 272 kmMercedes-Benz hits an obstacle57 mno casualties
On this road part — 99 crashes, 18 injured, 1 killed
Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda, between km 271–273
- Near the Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda roadPorsche 911 GT3 runs off the roadno casualties
- Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (k. pusė), 271 kmFord C-MAX hits an obstacleno casualties
- Pyktiškės k.BMW 320D hits an obstacleno casualties
- Magistraliniai keliai Vilnius–Kaunas–Klaipėda (d. pusė), 273 kmSkoda Octavia hits an obstacleno casualties
- Šilėnų k.Mercedes-Benz Actros truck runs off the roadno casualties