Man killed as car plunges 10 metres into ditch

AN 82-year-old man plunged to his death in a traffic accident early yesterday morning.

Police said pensioner Christodoulos Athanasiou died instantly when the Land Rover he was driving overturned and fell 10 meters into a ditch.

The accident happened on a dirt road outside Panayia village near Paphos when Athanasiou lost control at the car.

His wife Suzanna, 76, also travelling in the vehicle, was injured and hospitalised, but police yesterday said she was out of danger.

 

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