Woman drives off cliff to her death

A MOTHER of three plunged to her death in a traffic accident near Kouris Dam on her way to work yesterday, police said.

Court official Eleni Christoforou, 36, was travelling to Limassol from her home in Pelendri village when the accident occurred around 8am.

Witnesses told police Christoforou had been overtaking a Range Rover when a double-cabin truck in the oncoming lane of traffic apparently caused her to panic and lose control of her car.

Her Renault plunged down a 40-metre cliff on the far right side of the road, approximately 100 metres from the sea, killing her instantly. Police said she was not wearing a seat-belt.

Alerted by a passing driver, a petrol station attendant was first on the scene, followed quickly by police and the fire brigade. Firefighters had to cut Christoforou out of the wreckage.

Police yesterday asked for the drivers of the Range Rover, the double-cabin truck and any other drivers in the vicinity of the accident at the time to come forward with any information they might have.

The official cause of the accident remains under investigation.

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