Driver, 21, killed: mechanic arrested

By a Staff Reporter

A MECHANIC aged 35 from Nicosia was arrested yesterday in connection with charges of illegal modification of a car engine. Police allege that the mechanic was responsible for altering the performance of a car used by 21-year-old Michalis Ioannou, who was killed in a road accident last Sunday.

Police concluded that speeding was the cause of the accident on Griva Digeni Avenue. Police claimed Ioannou had modified the car from 16-horse power to 19 and added a turbocooler, alterations believed to cost around £2,500.

A senior police official said the arrest was the beginning of a campaign to prosecute drivers and mechanics who illegally modify their vehicles.

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