A 25-year-old man is under arrest following a hit and run accident in Ayia Napa in which a 46-year-old woman died, police said on Thursday.
Police said the victim was a Swedish tourist.
The Cyprus News Agency said the man, a British tourist, was arrested on Wednesday night. He is suspected of being the driver of a rental buggy that hit the woman on a pedestrian crossing on Ayia Napa’s Nissi Avenue and left the scene.
A police spokeswoman said that the accident occurred at around 6.00 pm. He said the driver failed to stop at a pedestrian crossing where the woman was attempting to cross. “A young man driving the rental buggy overtook a stopped car, and hit the woman,” he said.
The driver then abandoned the vehicle and his passenger on foot. The woman was taken to Famagusta general hospital where she declared dead on arrival.
Police inquiries determined the driver was a 25-year-old tourist from Britain. His photo was released to the media and an arrest warrant issued.
He was tracked down a few hours later. An alcotest was carried out with a reading of 44 μg more than four times the legal limit of 9μg. He also tested positive for cannabis, the spokesman said.
The driver is expected to appear in court later on Thursday to be remanded in custody.
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