A serious traffic accident occurred forty minutes after midnight on Sunday at Ekali in Limassol.
Specifically and according to police, a 23-year-old woman was driving her car on Axios Street heading east when at some point she attempted to turn right onto Domnitsas Lanitou Street. Then, under circumstances under investigation, she intercepted the path of a motorcycle coming from the opposite direction and driven by a 19-year-old.
From the collision, the motorcycle overturned while the driver was thrown and hit the car. The motorcycle driver was injured and was taken by ambulance to Limassol General Hospital. There the doctor on duty found that the young man suffered an open head fracture and due to the severity of his condition it was necessary to transfer him to Nicosia Hospital. The 19-year-old is being treated intubated in the Intensive Care Unit with his health condition being described as critical.
Police examinations revealed that the 19-year-old was not wearing a safety helmet.
The 23-year-old woman was given a alcohol test with a negative reading and police applied for a warrant for her arrest but the court rejected it.
Police examinations continue.
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