Registration code 07-24-9625113

DAF truck and two other vehicles crash on the Kaunas–Marijampolė–Suvalkai road

Injury accident
3
Participants
1
Injured
1
Killed

On Monday, 1 July 2024, in the afternoon at 12:08, in Kalvarijos municipality, on the Kaunas–Marijampolė–Suvalkai main road (kilometre 76.65), a collision while moving in the same direction occurred. The collision involved a DAF, a Schmitz Cargobull, a Scania R560 registered in Poland, a trailer/semi-trailer 3.5–10 t, a Scania and a Schmitz Cargobull registered in Poland. One person died — the 23-year-old driver of the DAF. One person was injured — the 52-year-old driver of the Scania R560 (hospitalized). The accident was caused by the 23-year-old driver of the DAF (2 years of driving experience), who failed to keep a safe distance. All drivers were sober. At the time of the accident the weather was clear, the road surface was dry. The speed limit on this section is 130 km/h.

Date / Time
Type
Collisions while moving in the same direction
Rear-end collision
Location
Magistraliniai keliai Kaunas–Marijampolė–Suvalkai, 76.65 km, Kalvarijos sav.
130

Weather

Clear

Light condition

Daytime

Surface typeAsphalt or concreteSurface conditionDryRoad geometryStraight level sectionBarriers present
Participants3Vehicles6Damaged5

Participants

Possibly at fault

Car driver

Male, 23 y. (exp. 2 y.)

Killed
Sober
Failure to keep a safe distance

Participants

Car driver

Male, 58 y. (exp. 26 y.)

Unharmed
Sober

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Participants

Car driver

Male, 52 y. (exp. 2 y.)

InjuredHospital treatment
Sober