Road safety must become ‘a way of life’
A change in mentality and deepening the sense of individual and social responsibility is required so that road safety becomes a way of life, Justice Minister Anna Koukides-Procopiou said on ...
Nearly 40 per cent drop in road deaths
The police have hailed a 38.5 per cent reduction in fatal road collisions this year.
Police spokesperson Eleni Constantinou explained on Wednesday that the significant decrease in fatalities is marked from 2022 ...
North registers 20 road fatalities in five months
‘Authorities’ in the north are becoming increasingly concerned over a spike in road deaths, which has led to 20 people dying in the first five months of 2023, it emerged on Saturday.
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Pedestrian, 52, killed in Limassol
A 52-year-old man died on Saturday in Limassol after being hit by a car while attempting to cross the road, police said.
According to police, at around 5am a 67-year-old ...
Man given three years in prison for fatal car accident
A 32-year-old man on Wednesday was handed a three-year jail sentence by Limassol district court after being found guilty of causing a triple fatal car accident in 2017 that ended the ...
Woman dies after drunk driver crashes into car (Update)
A 35-year-old man was remanded for six days on Wednesday, after a violent car crash that caused the death of the 62-year-old driver he collided with.
Limassol traffic police deputy ...
Cyprus road fatalities higher than EU average
Cyprus road deaths were above the EU average in 2020 and 2021 despite a drop in the numbers of estimated deaths last year, Eurostat data showed on Monday.
In its report, the ...
Pensioner heading out on hunting trip killed in road accident
A 74-year old driver was killed early Sunday on the old Limassol-Paphos road in the direction of Paphos as he set out on a hunting trip.
Hunting season began on ...
Cyprus records second lowest rate of road deaths of children
Cyprus recorded the second lowest rate of road deaths of children in proportion to population among the countries monitored by the European Transport Safety Council’s (ETSC) Road Safety Performance ...
Motorcyclist, 21, killed in Larnaca
A 21-year-old motorcyclist was killed late Saturday in the Larnaca district when he lost control of his vehicle and was thrown several metres in the air, ending up in the ...
Driver in fatal hit-and-run turns himself in
A driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run collision in which a cyclist was killed early in Saturday has been arrested after turning himself into police.
Romanian national Cristian Rosu, 25, was ...
Motorcyclist killed in Nicosia collision, police appeal for witnesses
A 35-year-old man was killed in a motorcycle accident on Friday in Nicosia.
The collision claimed the life of Christos Christodoulou.
According to police, the collision took place on Ayiou ...
Motorcyclist, 21, killed in Larnaca
A 21-year-old motorcyclist from Larnaca was killed in the early hours of Sunday on the section of highway from the Rizoelia roundabout to the airport, police said.
The accident happened ...
12-month sentence for fatal hit-and-run a ‘huge insult’, victim’s family says
The 12-month sentence imposed on the hit-and-run driver in a fatal Ayia Napa crash has been decried by the victim’s family as a “huge insult” in a statement issued ...
Driver arrested after fatal collision in Limassol
Police on Saturday said they had arrested a 39-year-old driver who was involved in a traffic accident that led to the death of 22-year-old Vasilis Chiras the previous day in ...
Man, 22, killed in Limassol road collision
A young man died in a road accident on Friday afternoon in Limassol.
Identified as 22-year-old Vassilis Chiras, he was a passenger on a high-capacity motorcycle driven by a 21-year-old.
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Two motorcyclists aged 23 and 68, killed in Nicosia accident
Two motorcyclists who were involved in a traffic accident in Nicosia died on Wednesday.
The victims were Victoras Kouroufexis, aged 23, and Christakis Kolokassides, aged 68.
According to Nicosia traffic police head ...
Moped driver, 52, killed in road collision
A 52-year-old Sotira resident died in a car crash early on Saturday when his moped was hit by a car on a main road, police said.
“At eight o’clock ...
Greek national killed in a lorry accident
A 32-year-old man died on Friday morning after the vehicle he was driving overturned on the Troodos-Limassol road close to the village of Moniati.
Greek national Athanasios Tsiamis, who lived ...
Driver involved in death of teen mother jailed for 15 months
The driver of a vehicle involved in a collision which led to the death of an 18-year-old mother of two was jailed for 15 months on Thursday after being found guilty ...
Man 74, killed in traffic accident
A 74-year-old man was killed in a traffic accident on Saturday night in Limassol after his vehicle collided with car driven by a 46-year-old on a busy street.
The accident ...
Driver killed on Limassol-Platres road after crashing into a tree
A 32-year-old man was killed in a road accident on Saturday night on the Limassol-Platres tree after he lost control of his car and crashed into a tree.
In statements ...
Woman aged 20 killed in road accident
A 20-year-old woman died in the early hours of New Year’s Day on the Athienou-Aradippou road in the Larnaca district.
According to police, Gabriella Savva from Oroklini was a ...
Hit-and-run suspect in Paphos road death being sent to trial
The 44-year-old, who was detained for six days in connection with a hit-and-run in which a 60-year-old woman died has been referred by the Paphos court for trial on February 3.
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