Tourist seriously injured in hotel fall
A 23-year-old British tourist was seriously injured on Friday night after he fell three metres from a rooftop in Ayia Napa. According to police the
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President undergoes surgery on thigh after fall (update 2)
President Nicos Anastasiades underwent successful emergency surgery on Saturday afternoon after suffering a fractured thigh bone in a fall. Anastasiades was admitted to the Mediterranean
Jail for man who caused teen’s road death
A 58-year-old man was on Thursday sentenced to eight months in prison after having been found guilty of causing the death of a teenager in
Boy injured in amusement park ‘doing well’
A seven-year-old boy who was seriously injured in an amusement park accident last week is doing well and is expected to be discharged in two
British tourist dies after car veers onto pavement in Paphos
A 67-year-old Briton was killed on Friday after he was hit by a car, which reportedly veered onto the pavement on Poseidonos Avenue in Paphos.
Man dies after being crushed by water tanks
A 70-year-old man lost his life on Tuesday after his efforts to perform welding work at his house in Kato Drys in Larnaca led to
Woman drives into sea in Peyia
A young woman from Russia drove her car into the sea in Peyia on Tuesday afternoon police said. According to authorities, the woman was lost
Fire service gets 30 calls for help and tackled 15 fires in 24 hours
The fire service responded to a number of calls in the 24 hours up until Wednesday morning, they announced. In total, from 6am on Tuesday
Man dies from motorcycle accident injuries
Forty-year-old, Ioakeim Loizou died at Nicosia General on Tuesday, due to injuries sustained during a motorcycle accident on July 7 police said. The man was
Limassol man crushed by van
A man lost his life in Limassol after being crushed by a van on Thursday. Dimitres Zinonos, 56, was backing into a warehouse in Kapsalos,
Thai minister blames Chinese tour operators for boat disaster
A Thai government minister on Monday blamed Chinese tour operators for the deaths of more than 40 people, most of them Chinese tourists, in a
Deaths in Thailand tourist boat accident ‘up to 60’ (Update)
Thai rescuers deployed helicopters on Friday in a search for 29 people missing after the sinking of a boat carrying Chinese tourists, with one official
House to approve driving school for delinquent motorists
Parliament is expected to approve a bill creating a driving school for delinquent motorists, the chairman of the House transport committee said on Thursday. Giorgos
Workplace accidents have soared since crisis
The number of industrial accidents has risen 34.6 per cent since the economic crisis in 2013 with companies cutting corners to save on costs, it
Two Chinese dragon boats capsize in river, 17 killed
Two dragon boats practicing to race on a river in China have overturned and 17 people drowned, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.
Motorcyclist severely injured
A 45-year-old motorcyclist was severely injured on Friday in Ayia Napa after he collided with a car entering a petrol station. The accident happened at
Woman injured in traffic accident
A 51-year-old woman was seriously injured in Limassol on Thursday while standing next to a parked vehicle that was struck by another car. The accident
The tricky psychology of driving
By Andonis Vassiliades Traffic accidents are a major contributor to unnatural causes of death. In the EU they constitute a fifth of all causes. It
Pedestrian dies in Limassol traffic accident
An 86-year-old man – Socratis Parmaxis – died on Friday afternoon after being hit by a car driven by another octogenarian in Limassol. According to
Cycling Federation calls for action to protect cyclists
The Cyprus Cycling Federation on Thursday called on the government to train car, bus and other drivers on how to protect cyclists, who are vulnerable