It was to be the last holiday in Cyprus for 68-year-old Tzvi Poghal who breathed his last on the tarmac half an hour after midnight on Sunday. A mistake while driving was enough to bring fatality.
The 68-year-old was driving an electric scooter on Nissi Avenue towards Agia Thekla in Agia Napa. Under circumstances that are under investigation, according to Famagusta Police Department Press Spokesman Steve Theodoulou, he entered the oncoming traffic, resulting in a collision with a car driven by a 26-year-old Greek Cypriot.
"From the collision, the 68-year-old was ejected to the ground at a distance of a few meters. Both vehicles were brought to a standstill and sustained minor damage. From the collision the driver of the vehicle was not injured while the 68-year-old was transferred to Famagusta General Hospital, where a doctor on duty found his death a few hours later."
The 26-year-old driver of the vehicle was given a preliminary alcohol test with a zero reading, while in a drug test the driver tested positive for amphetamines.
Advice from the Police
In light of two new fatal road traffic collisions last night and in the early hours of this morning in which two other people died, and the very serious traffic accident in Limassol, the Police again urge all motor vehicle drivers to be very careful when using the road network and to strictly comply with the Road Traffic Code.
At the same time, special attention is recommended especially to violations that without any doubt, constitute factors that can lead to serious or fatal road collisions such as: speeding, driving under the influence of alcohol or addictive substances, driving without a helmet, using a mobile phone, driving without a seatbelt. In addition:
When driving we must remember that:
We must not exceed the speed limit for our own safety, the safety of our passengers and other road users
We must not overtake improperly
We must not violate traffic lights
We must not talk on our mobile phone while driving
We must give way to pedestrians
We must drive in the left-hand lane of the road
We must drive in the left-hand lane of the road, unless we are about to overtake
Respect the signals and instructions of police officers on duty
Note that the Police are at the forefront of the fight to reduce serious and fatal road collisions every day, but ROAD SAFETY IS OUR COMMITMENT.
In addition, due to the increased traffic that is expected to be seen today on the road network, both to the coast and the mountain resorts, as well as to the capital tonight, the presence of the Police on the roads will be evident. At the same time, we remind you that additional measures are being taken to prevent road accidents and members of the Police will be VERY CLOSE to traffic offences.
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