A 62-year-old man, who was involved in a traffic accident that led to the death of a 24-year-old motorcyclist in Larnaca on Sunday night, was remanded for seven days by the Larnaca district court on Monday.

The victim, named as Marios Roditis, was riding a large capacity motorbike when, in circumstance under investigation, a saloon car driven by the 62-year-old man collided with the bike.

According to police, the fatal accident happened at around 8pm on Lysou Sadama Avenue and the victim on was taken to Larnaca general hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The collision injured the driver and three of the four occupants of the saloon car, who were also taken to the hospital where they were discharged after receiving first aid.

Examinations carried out at the scene indicate that the driver of the car attempted to reverse, as a result of which he cut off the path of the motorcycle driver, who was coming from the opposite side, causing the collision. It appears the victim was not wearing a helmet.

Police noted that the car driver was subjected to an alcotest test and a drug test with negative results.

A warrant was issued against the driver and he was arrested shortly before midnight.

“The 62-year-old is being investigated for the offences of causing death by negligence and reckless driving,” said the head of the Larnaca traffic police Spyros Chrysostomou.

The 24-year-old’s body, in the meantime, was transferred to the Nicosia general hospital for a post-mortem.