Motorcyclist killed

A 30-year-old motorcyclist was killed instantly during the early hours of yesterday when he collided with a car in the Limassol district, said police.

George Antoniou was driving his motorbike at around 1.50am on Promachon Eleftherias Street in Yermasoyia when he tried to overtake a car from the left.

According to investigators the car, which was being driven by a 19-year-old, also moved to the left and the two vehicles collided.

Antoniou, who was wearing a helmet, was thrown from his bike on to a traffic signal pole at a zebra crossing and killed.

The 19-year-old motorist was unharmed from the accident, police said.

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