A 57-year-old man is being treated in intensive care on Wednesday after a collision in Larnaca.

According to the police, the collision occurred shortly before 7pm, on a rural road in the area of ​​Maroni. In circumstances under investigation the man appears to have lost control of the car he was driving, causing it to veer off the road, hit a tree and come to a halt.

Due to the seriousness of his injuries the 57-year-old was transferred to the Nicosia general hospital’s ICU where he is undergoing treatment for a damaged liver and fractured ribs.

Officers from the Zygi police station are investigating the cause of the collision.