Woman hurt in car crash

By a Staff Reporter

A 24-year-old British woman has been hospitalised with serious head injuries after she lost control of her car on the Larnaca to Limassol motorway on Sunday.

Belle Georgina Lisford, a permanent resident of Cyprus, was driving towards Limassol at around 5pm when she lost control, ploughed left into the crash barrier, and then swerved right into the middle barrier.

Lisford was rushed to Larnaca General Hospital, where she was admitted to intensive care with head injuries.

Kophinou police are investigating the circumstances of the accident

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