British army sergeant dies in traffic accident

A 41-year-old British army sergeant died on Tuesday after he lost control of his bike and crashed head on into a rental car on the opposite side of the road.

The accident took place shortly after 8am on Tuesday, and the man was air-lifted to the Nicosia general by a Sovereign Base Area helicopter.

Despite wearing a helmet during the crash, the man died six hours later.

He was the eighth person to have died in a road accident in the Limassol district this year.

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