Crash kills woman, 72

A 72-year-old Paphos woman died yesterday afternoon from injuries suffered during a head-on collision.

Anna Michael died in hospital after an on-coming car careered out of control and smashed into the vehicle driven by her 73-year-old husband Alexis.

Police said the car driven by 46-year-old George Soteriades ended up in the opposite lane of the Paphos-Kissonerga road after he lost control, resulting in all three ending up in Paphos hospital.

The drivers of the two vehicles were both seriously injured.

At 5.45pm, three hours after the accident, Anna died of her injuries.

Paphos traffic police are investigating the crash.

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