Top lawyer in highway crash

WELL-KNOWN Nicosia criminal lawyer Lefkos Clerides was slightly hurt yesterday when the car he was travelling in overturned on the Nicosia-Larnaca highway.

Clerides and two others were driving towards Larnaca when one of the tyres blew out, causing the car to overturn and get wedged in a ditch off the hard shoulder.

Clerides managed to get out without any aid, but the other two had to be helped out by the Larnaca Fire Service. All three were taken to Larnaca General Hospital for treatment. Aradippou police are investigating the cause of the accident.

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