Sadness for another tragedy "written" on the asphalt on Sunday night.
Dead a young man, only 19 years old, Sotiris Toumazou from Kolossi.
The accident, which happened just before 10pm on the Paphos-Lemesos motorway near the exit for the Limassol General Hospital, resulted in the fatal injury of the 19-year-old driver and the injury of the 16-year-old passenger.
According to the Traffic Police, the accident occurred when under circumstances under investigation, the unfortunate young man lost control of his car, swerved to the left, hit the guardrails and overturned in the middle of the road, after being dragged for several metres.
"At 21 and 40 a young man of 19 years old, a resident of Limassol District, was driving a saloon type vehicle on the Paphos-Lemesos highway. At some point before the Limassol General Hospital exit, under circumstances under investigation he lost control of his car, swerved to the left, struck the guardrail, then successively struck the right guardrail and overturned in the middle of the road. As a result of the accident, the young man was fatally injured and was taken to Limassol Hospital where he was pronounced dead. His passenger appears to have been a 16-year-old girl, also from Limassol, who was taken to the hospital for tests. It seems that her health condition does not seem to be of concern at this stage," Limassol traffic police officer Marios Charalambous said in a statement.
Asked whether the unfortunate young man was wearing a seat belt, Mr. Charalambous replied in the negative.
Traffic police are conducting investigations to establish the exact circumstances under which the terrible accident occurred, while witnesses are also being sought. "We invite anyone who knows anything to contact traffic police or the nearest police station," Mr. Charalambous said.
"So far we have no reports of any other vehicle being involved," the traffic officer said, when asked.
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