Two arrested for racing in Limassol

 

POLICE have arrested two men who were racing in the streets of Limassol in their souped-up cars, a senior officer said yesterday.

The two, aged 21 and 22, were arrested after a report that they were racing on Yiannos Kranidiotis Avenue, near the Spyros Kyprianou sports centre, at around 10.15 pm.

“Unfortunately some do not seem to realise the dangers caused by such unacceptable behaviour – for them and unsuspecting citizens,” Limassol traffic police chief Michalis Katsounotos said.

The men claim they do not know each other and that they met there by chance and decided to put their cars to the test.

Police however are looking into reports that they had (their own) spectators.

Katsounotos said their behaviour had been criminal “completely ignoring the traffic conditions at the time.”

The incident happened after the end of a volleyball game at the nearby stadium.

A bystander reported it to police, which scrambled to the scene but the pair were gone. Having their licence plates however, officers arrested the pair yesterday morning in their homes.

“The police seized their vehicles, which after an initial mechanical check, appear to have undergone modifications,” Limassol traffic police chief Michalis Katsounotos said. On Monday, a transport department inspector will examine the vehicles to determine whether they were indeed modified.

 

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