Two die in road accidents

TWO PEOPLE were killed in separate road accidents yesterday in Limassol and Larnaca.

Andreas Hadjicostas, 17, from Limassol, died after midnight on Amathus Avenue in Limassol when the motorbike on which he was riding pillion collided with a car driven by Kyriakos Argyropoulos 25, also from Limassol.

The bike’s rider, 17-year-old Sonia Christophi, also from Limassol, was seriously injured in the accident but is now out of danger. Neither had been wearing a helmet. Argyropoulos was taken into police custody.

In Larnaca, Antonis Antoniou, 24 from Kophinou, was seriously injured around 1pm, when his powerful motorcycle collided with a car on General Timayia Avenue. The car was driven by National Guard Lieutenant-Colonel, Andreas Constantinou, who was on leave.

Antoniou, who was not wearing a helmet, was rushed to Larnaca General Hospital where he died from his injuries. He was engaged to be married.

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