English woman critical after struck down by car

A 61-YEAR-OLD English woman was in a critical condition yesterday after she was hit by a car in Paphos on Monday.

Police yesterday were still looking for the driver who hit Noreen Watkinson and fled the scene of the accident, abandoning her in a critical condition on the tarmac.

Watkinson, a temporary resident of Paphos with her husband, was hit by a car while trying to cross the Tomb of the Kings Avenue in Kato Paphos on Monday, at around 5.30 in the afternoon.

She was rushed to Paphos hospital, where she underwent emergency surgery.

Police yesterday told the Cyprus Mail that Watkinson was still in a critical condition.

The circumstances of the accident are still unknown.

Police found on the scene the left rear view mirror of the car, which apparently broke during the accident.

According to police reports, the mirror belongs to a European-made car, possibly of German make.

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