2024-07-04 00:03:22
Report about a collision on Ukmergės st. and Mykolo Lietuvio st. received about 1 hour at the intersection. 39 min. First of all, the police received automatic notifications about the accident from the automatic car system “eCall” and the iPhone, and soon witnesses started calling the officers.
All operative services of Vilnius – police patrols, ambulances and firefighters – were sent to the scene of the incident. As reported by the Fire Protection and Rescue Department, it turned out that a Lexus NX300 passenger car and a Scania tractor-trailer collided.
After using the hydraulic equipment from the Lexus car, the rescuers freed the trapped passenger (born in 1986) and handed him over to the medics. The man was taken to the hospital.
The driver of the passenger car (born in 1985) was also taken to the hospital. She suffered a leg injury. After providing assistance, the woman was discharged home.
According to preliminary data, the truck driven by a Latvian citizen (born in 1963) was driving on Ukmergės st. from the city, and the passenger car crossed the intersection. The police did not find any direct witnesses to the incident at night, but it is believed that some driver ignored the prohibited traffic signal when entering the intersection. Which – should become clear during the investigation. The intersection is being filmed, so the investigators hope that the recordings of these video cameras should help to have the circumstances of the accident.
The tow truck driver later said that when he noticed the car, he did not have time to stop the heavy vehicle, so it crashed directly into the passenger side. From the impact, the Lexus flew to the side and hit the barriers again.
Police have already determined that both drivers were sober.
A pre-trial investigation has been launched into the incident.
2024-07-04 00:03:22