Woman dies in head-on collision

A 21-YEAR OLD woman died Thursday in an horrific head-on collision on the Vrysoulles-Frenaros road, Famagusta district.

The victim was a passenger in a car driven by a 24-year-old Greek Cypriot man. At one point the vehicle veered into the opposite lane and crashed head on with an oncoming car.

Firemen arriving at the scene pulled the woman out of the mangled debris. The woman, a Slovak national, was rushed to Famagusta general hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrival.

The driver of the other car, a 62-year-old Turkish Cypriot man, is in serious condition. The Greek Cypriot motorist was also injured, but is not in danger, police said.

Famagusta police are investigating the circumstances of the accident.

 

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