National Guard officer dies of his injuries

A 54-year-old National Guard officer who was seriously injured doing maintenance work at the Andreas Papandreou airbase in Paphos died on Tuesday from injuries sustained during the accident earlier this month.

According to the defence ministry, Vasilios Bratos was injured while conducting maintenance work on his vehicle on August 17, after which he was rushed to Nicosia General’s intensive care unit.

The ministry expressed its condolences to the family for their loss, and said the funeral will be paid for by the state.

Meanwhile, last week the family had called on the health ministry to have the man transferred abroad for treatment.

According to the Cyprus News Agency, the family sent a letter to permanent secretary of the health ministry Christina Yiannaki to have him transferred to Israel for more specialised treatment.

The National Guard is still investigating the cause of the accident.