Fifteen-year-old killed in bike crash

LARNACA police were yesterday investigating the circumstances in which a 15-year-old motorcyclist was killed after crashing into a car.

Fifteen-year-old car mechanic Lefteris Zanou was killed at 11pm on Wednesday after apparently failing to stop at a red light at the junction of Nicos Pattichis and Faneromenis Streets.

Zanou crashed into a car driven by a 46-year-old car salesman, and was thrown on to the tarmac.

The 15-year-old was not wearing a crash helmet, police said.

The collision was so violent that the motorcycle immediately caught fire, prompting the fire service to rush to the scene.

The driver of the car was taken to hospital as a precaution and was kept for observation.

A police spokesman said Zanou was driving the motorcycle illegally.

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