Severe crash in Alytus district: Two cars collide head-on, three taken to hospital
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- A Volkswagen Golf and Volkswagen Touran collided head-on on the Merkinė-Alytus road in Alytus district around 12:40 p.m.
- One person escaped independently, while rescuers freed others trapped inside the vehicles.
- Three people were taken to hospital, and social media users reported that the road was closed.
Two cars collided head-on on the Merkinė-Alytus road in Alytus district around midday Sunday, sending three people to hospital.
The crash involved a Volkswagen Golf driven by a man born in 1991 and a Volkswagen Touran driven by a man born in 1963. A passenger in the Touran, a woman born in 1966, was also involved.
People remained trapped inside the vehicles after the collision. One person got out before firefighters arrived, while rescuers freed the others. Medics took three people to hospital.
People on Facebook reported that the Merkinė-Alytus road had been closed.
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Originally published by Delfi in Lithuanian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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