A fatal traffic accident occurred yesterday afternoon on the Evrychou – Astromeritis Highway, near the village of Koutrafa, claiming the life of Apollon Zosimidis, 64, from Greece.
According to evidence currently under review, around 6:00 p.m., while the 64-year-old was driving his car on the aforementioned highway, under circumstances that are under investigation, his vehicle veered off course and first struck a concrete guardrail and then an embankment, where it came to a stop.
As a result of the collision, the driver was thrown from the vehicle and landed on the roadway. He was then transported by ambulance to Nicosia General Hospital, where the doctor on duty pronounced him dead.
The Morphou Traffic Police are continuing their investigation.
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