Road safety meeting after worrying motorbike deaths
Transport minister Yiannis Karousos and Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis attended an urgent meeting on road safety on Wednesday after six motorcyclists died in accidents this...
Fatal accidents
Union calls for investigation after bus driver crushed by own vehicle (Update 3)
Two people lost their lives in Nicosia on Monday morning in separate traffic incidents, police said. In the first incident, a 52-year-old bus driver and...
Police pledge bad driving crackdown after death toll rise
The police on Thursday vowed to crack down on driving violations, from the minor to the more serious, in a bid to stem the tide...
Drivers on phone cause majority of fatal accidents in the north
The main cause of fatal traffic accidents in the north is the use of mobile phones while driving, Turkish Cypriot media reported on Friday. Traffic...
Paphos ceremony to remember car crash victims
An event is being held in Paphos on Monday evening to remember road traffic victims as part of ceremonies to mark the international day for...
Cyprus still falling short on road safety minister warns
The strategic plan for road safety 2012-2020 is to reduce the number of road deaths and injuries by 50 per cent, Transport Minister Vassiliki Anastasiadou...
‘Drunk drivers are potential killers’, MPs mull deterrent fines
LAWMAKERS on Friday delved into a package of bills providing for deterrent traffic fines that they hope will end the road carnage after a particularly...
Drivers not listening to our road safety pleas police say
Police pleas for safer driving after six road deaths in just 11 days appear to have fallen on deaf ears, the force said on Wednesday...
Cyprus one of the safest places to drive says holiday website
Holiday website Canvas holidays claim Cyprus is the second safest place in Europe to drive in. According to the website, they used the European Commission’s...
Traffic crackdown in Limassol as fatalities rise
Nearly half the fatal traffic accidents in Cyprus occurred in Limassol in 2017, something that is worrying, assistant traffic police chief Philippos Papaelias said on...
Road deaths in Cyprus up 27% last year
CYPRUS had the highest increase in road deaths among all EU countries between 2014 and 2015, a 27 per cent rise, according to a report...
Road deaths remain worrying high
Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou outlined new plans to curb the number of road deaths during his visit to Paphos police station on Monday as he...