Traffic police: over the weekend, two large Lithuanian cities were like accident capitals



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According to preliminary data from the Lithuanian Highway Police Service (LKPT), between 12 and 14 March there were 13 road accidents on Lithuanian roads. 1 person died, 16 were injured, mostly drivers (56.3%), and among the victims was 1 minor (passenger). 3 people were injured in one event (Vilnius), 2 traffic participants – in 2 events (Vilnius and Kaunas). According to preliminary data, in cities (Vilnius – 5, Kaunas – 3) – more than half of the events (61.5%).

Exits from the highway: 38.5 percent. 30.8% of all accidents with people, vehicle and pedestrian collisions. In case of wet road surface – 7 traffic accidents, in case of slippery (icy) surface – 5, in the dark of day – 5 events.

Drunk drivers, according to preliminary data, were involved in 3 incidents (4 people injured).

The traffic accident that killed the person took place on Friday in the Kretinga district. One tenth night ago, on a straight incline on the Kretinga-Skuodas road, Daubėnai village, a Mercedes-Benz ML 270 CDI, driven by a 61-year-old man, crashed and fatally injured a pedestrian on the road. according to preliminary data. The 60-year-old man had no light reflective elements on the unlit road.

In three days, the police registered, according to preliminary data, 131 traffic accidents: 57 on Friday, 43 on Saturday and 31 on Sunday.

On Friday, March 12, in fairly changing weather conditions, according to preliminary data, there were 7 traffic accidents, 1 person died (60-year-old pedestrian), 10 were injured (1 minor passenger). Vehicle crashes – 3 cases, derailments – 2, pedestrians were involved in 2 events.

In the case of the wet road surface, there were 3 traffic accidents, in the case of the snowy surface – also 3. In the cities – 5 events (in Vilnius – 3, in Kaunas – 2). 6 cases of vehicle-animal collisions were recorded (in the districts of Mažeikiai (2), Pakruojis, Prienai, Trakai, Varėna).

At night, in about the middle of the snow in Kaunas, at the intersection of S.Žukauskas and K.Škirpa streets, BMW X5 3.0D and Mercedes-Benz E 280 CDI cars collided in the same direction. The driver, a 28-year-old Lebanese citizen, was injured and taken to hospital. A 23-year-old boy driving a BMW left the scene of the accident but was arrested in the backyard. It was found to have an alcohol content of 1.84 per thousand on an alcohol meter.

Another drunk driver was involved in another car accident in Kaunas. On the morning of the tenth, at the intersection of Utena Street and Savanorių Avenue (the surface is wet), a Mini Cooper driven by a 45-year-old drunk woman (2.20 per thousand) collided with a Honda Civic. A 24-year-old Honda driver and a 23-year-old girl accompanying her (delivered to a hospital) were injured.

After the 7th morning, in the Trakai district, on the A4 Vilnius – Varėna – Grodno highway (snowy pavement), according to initial data, a 62-year-old man was not in control of the Mercedes-Benz ML 270 while driving. another vehicle. The car veered off the road in a straight line, broke the wild animal fence, and rolled onto its side. The injured driver, a 7-year-old boy who was traveling together, was injured according to preliminary data.

In the morning, before eight o’clock, a 42-year-old woman was not cleaned by an Opel Zafira car on a slippery (snowy) road in Vilnius, Pagubės street. The car went off the road to the right and crashed into a tree. The driver and a 43-year-old passenger were injured.

Before noon, at the intersection of Galvės and J.Tiškevičiaus streets in Vilnius (the pavement is wet), a Ford Fusion car driven by a 46-year-old man collided with an Opel Astra-G-Caravan and an Audi in a red . traffic light A6 ”, driven by a 38-year-old woman. Three people were injured: a 58-year-old Opel driver and a 17-year-old passenger, and a 55-year-old Ford passenger.

The sixth night before, in the capital, on Saltoniškių Street, in the underground parking lot, a 22-year-old boy was obstructing a pedestrian while driving backwards in a Toyota Prius, and was injured (a 57-year-old woman).

On Saturday March 13, according to preliminary data, 4 people were injured in 4 traffic accidents (2 pedestrians in crosswalks). On a wet surface – 3 events, on a slippery (icy) road surface – 1 event. 1 event in Vilnius and 1 in Kaunas.

In the morning after the 7th, in the Kupiškis district, on the Daugavpils – Rokiškis – Panevėžys road (icy surface), a 25-year-old man did not choose a safe driving speed while driving a Peugeot 307. An uncontrolled car was driving straight from the road to the right. The driver was run over.

In the afternoon, after the 10th, in the rain, in the Jonava district, on the straight slope of the Vandžiogala – Preišiogalėlė – Jonava highway, entering the opposite traffic lane, the Toyota Corolla Verso went off the road, collided with trees and flipped on the roof. The 42-year-old driver was run over.

After noon, in Kaunas, at the intersection of Šiaulių Street and Vytautas Avenue, an Opel Signum driven by 42 men crashed and injured a pedestrian crossing an unregulated crosswalk. A 61-year-old woman was taken to the hospital.

A 53-year-old man was blocking two pedestrians crossing a crosswalk (green signal) before the seventh night, in Vilnius, at the intersection of Savanorių avenue and Kedrų street (wet surface), with a turning green traffic light Left in a Volvo S80. The victim was a 69-year-old woman. Another 59-year-old pedestrian was not injured, according to preliminary data.

There are 7 events per day in which collisions with animals are unavoidable: in the districts of Panevėžys and Alytus, Kėdainiai, Panevėžys, Rokiškis (2), Šakiai.

On Sunday March 14 there were 2 traffic accidents, according to preliminary data, 2 people were injured. 8 cases in which vehicles collided with animals, the following events: in the municipality of Kazlų Rūda, districts of Akmenė, Anykščiai, Kėdainiai, Klaipėda, Lazdijai, Švenčionys, Varėna (on the highway A4 Vilnius – Var –na – Grodno).

At the bend in the capital road, an Audi car driven by a drunk road eagle (2.22 avg) crashed into the barriers.

At six in the morning, in the capital, on Savanorių avenue (icy surface), an Audi car driven by a 36-year-old drunk (2.22% drunk), unauthorized (not acquired), collided with a fence in a curve in the road. He suffered during the incident.

At eight o’clock in the morning, in the village of Apidemis, Kaišiadorys district, on the Antakalnis – Jieznas – Alytus – Merkinė highway (wet, lijundra), a Ford Galaxy car, driven by a 32-year-old man, collided. on a straight stretch in the opposite lane. A spare wheel that fell out of Ford’s trunk collided with a 30-year-old Audi A4 Avant. After the collision, Ford ran off the road, injuring a 62-year-old man who was driving it.



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