A 19-year-old man is in critical condition at the Nicosia general hospital having suffered head injuries after being run over late on Monday night in Larnaca, police said on Tuesday.

Police said he was walking through a car park in Larnaca at around 11.30pm when a car being driven by his 19-year-old friend, with a third 19-year-old in the passenger seat, ran him over.

The 19-year-old suspected of having run over his friend has since been arrested.

All those involved appear to have earlier gone to a restaurant in the Mackenzie area.

The injured person was taken to Larnaca general hospital and intubated, before being transferred to Nicosia general hospital due to the severity of his condition.

The police conducted a breathalyser test on the driver, which came back negative, while an arrest request against him was rejected.