Accident victim was father of five

A FATHER of five was killed in a road accident on Sunday. Vassilis Kyriakos Spaos, 42, a construction worker from Ormidhia, was driving on the Ayia Napa to Xylotymbou road when the accident happened at approximately 4am.

Police say the victim’s car went into the opposite lane of traffic and collided with four bollards. They believe that while trying to get back on to the road, Spaos lost control of his vehicle which overturned after ramming into a bank at the side of the road.

Spaos was fatally injured and taken to Paralimni hospital where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival. He had not been wearing a safety belt said police, who want anyone with who may have seen the crash to contact their nearest police station.

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