A 17-year-old was seriously injured in a traffic accidents in the early hours of Sunday morning, in Limassol.

At around 1am, while the 17-year-old was driving a motorcycle on Spyros Araouzos Street in Limassol, under circumstances still being investigated, he collided with a car driven by a 37-year-old.

The teen was injured in the collision and was taken to a private hospital in Limassol, where he was kept in for treatment.

Doctors there said he suffered a severe craniocerebral injury, a bruised lung and nose bleed.

Police press officer Michael Michael said the teen has been operated on and remains intubated in the ICU in an extremely critical condition.

Limassol Traffic Police is investigating the causes of the collision.