Four hurt in spate of accidents in Limassol

THREE SEPARATE traffic accidents injured four people in Limassol on Friday night and in the early hours yesterday. Two of the injured are in serious condition.

In the first incident, German tourist Clemens Lethmayer, 28, was seriously injured shortly after midnight yesterday.

The accident occurred when the motorcycle Lethmayer was riding collided with a van driven by 25-year-old Christos Christodoulou.

Lethmayer was taken to Limassol general hospital. Police said that he had been wearing a crash helmet and that they were investigating the exact cause of the accident.

At 2.20am yesterday Sotiris Christou, 42, was seriously injured when his van collided with another driven by Marios Achilleas, 40.

Christou had to be cut out from the wreck by the Fire Department and was yesterday being treated at Limassol general hospital.

Meanwhile, two teenagers were hurt in a hit and run in the town. Yiannis Papaioannou and Stephanos Sofroniou, both 16, were slightly injured when a car hit their scooter, which was being driven by Papaioannou. Both youths were taken to Limassol hospital for first aid treatment and were later released.

The accident happened at the junction of Macedonia and Marinos Yerolanou street on Friday evening.

Police yesterday issued an appeal for anyone with information in connection with the accident to contact their nearest police station.

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