Boy critical after road accident

A 13-YEAR-OLD boy was in intensive care in Nicosia with a fractured skull yesterday after being hit by a car while crossing the road on his bicycle in Larnaca on Thursday evening.

The boy was crossing Kranidiotis Avenue when a 24-year-old woman driving a car under conditions being investigated hit him, causing his skull to fracture.

The boy hit the bonnet of the car and the windshield, which shattered.

He was taken to Larnaca General Hospital but due to his condition, he was transferred to Nicosia where he underwent surgery and admitted to the Intensive Care Unit.

The car driver was arrested and later released.

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