Policeman to be prosecuted after boy knocked over in hit-and-run accident

A 23-YEAR-OLD special policemen faces prosecution for allegedly abandoning the scene of an accident after running into a 13-year-old cyclist in Limassol at midday on Tuesday.

According to a police announcement yesterday, off-duty officer Georgios Savva was driving an uninsured car at the time of the accident.

The 13-year-old boy rode his bike off a side-street onto Milou Street and into the special policeman’s car at around 12.45 pm on Tuesday, police stated.

The boy suffered a serious shin fracture in the collision.

Savva allegedly abandoned the scene of the accident without stopping to check on the state of the cyclist.

Police chief Andreas Angelides yesterday ordered that Savva be prosecuted.

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