A mechanical failure in the brakes appears to have caused the garbage truck to overturn in Paphos.
According to reports, the Paphos Fire Station responded with a team and a rescue vehicle to extricate people from the overturned garbage truck, on the Acheleia Road toward Timi, in the Paphos district.
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Three people were freed before the Fire Department arrived and were transported by ambulance to the hospital for treatment.
A team from the Cyprus Electricity Authority (AHK) also rushed to the scene, as—under circumstances currently under investigation—the vehicle struck an AHK utility pole and subsequently overturned into a field.
According to the police, the driver and two passengers in the vehicle sustained minor injuries in the accident.
Photo source: Pafos Press
