VW Passat car traffic accident

2025-10-05
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Varėna district, Dargužiai village, Merkio street

On October 5 at around 0:36 a.m. in Varėna district, Dargužiai village, Merkio street, a VW Passat car drove off the road and crashed into a tree. After the impact, the car caught fire. The driver of the car died and a passenger was injured in the traffic accident.

Status of safety investigation:
2025-10-06 Notification received
2025-10-06 Initiated preliminary assessment for decision to conduct a safety investigation
2025-11-21 Decision made not to conduct a safety investigation (Paragraph 6 of Article 22 of the Safety Investigation Law)