Greek woman killed in car crash

By a Staff Reporter

A 21-YEAR-OLD Greek woman from the Nicosia district was killed yesterday morning when her car smashed head-on into a cement mixer.

Thomais Papadopoulou, a permanent resident of Cyprus, was driving her car on the Palehori to Anthoupolis road when the accident occurred. Papadopoulou, who lives in Ayios Ioannis Maloundas and was engaged to a Cypriot, was killed near the Ergates industrial estate at around 8.45am when she apparently lost control of her car and veered into the right lane, crashing head-on into the cement mixer.

Traffic police are investigating the circumstances of the accident. In a separate accident, a 20-year-old student was critically hurt when she was run over in Nicosia as she tried to cross the road.

The accident happened in Lakatamia at 6.50pm on Monday, when Georgia Georgalidou from Anthoupolis was hit by a car driven by a 35-year-old man. She was rushed to Nicosia hospital, where she is being treated for a fractured skull and internal haemorrhage.

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