Photo: Massive accident with seven cars on Vilnius bypass

A major accident involving seven vehicles occurred on the Vilnius bypass on Tuesday, June 16, causing significant disruption. Firefighters responded to the scene but confirmed that no individuals were trapped in the wreckage.

According to one driver involved, the incident began when a car in front of him suddenly moved into the second lane. He then noticed a stationary vehicle in the first lane, leaving him with nowhere to maneuver. The most significant collision happened when two cars, stopped to exchange information for a coordinated statement, were hit. The warning triangle was placed too close to the vehicles, and a subsequent driver failed to react in time, initiating a chain reaction involving four more cars.

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That's it. There was nowhere else to go.

Initially, a Volkswagen and a Kia collided, followed by the rest of the vehicles. One woman was transported to the hospital for a medical assessment. The driver of a Nissan that collided with a truck recounted that he thought the truck driver saw him, but a collision occurred. This crash was separate from the initial chain reaction, happening as a traffic jam was already forming on the bypass, indicating multiple separate incidents.

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The accident triangle was placed quite close to the other involved car. Another driver did not notice this triangle – could not react in such a short distance and brake in time. A collision occurred with the cars whose drivers were filling out the coordinated statement, but behind them, four more cars collided one after another.