A 64-year-old Greek national has died following a fatal road collision on the Evrychou–Astromeritis motorway near the village of Koutrafas on Tuesday evening.
The victim was identified as Apollonas Zosimidis, 64, from Greece.
Car crashes into concrete barrier and embankment
According to information under investigation, the collision occurred at around 6pm while the 64-year-old was driving along the motorway.
Under circumstances that remain unclear, his vehicle veered off course and initially struck a concrete central reservation barrier before crashing into an embankment, where it came to a stop.
The driver was thrown out of the vehicle by the impact and landed on the road.
Driver pronounced dead at Nicosia General Hospital
He was taken by ambulance to Nicosia General Hospital, where the doctor on duty pronounced him dead.
Morphou Traffic Police are continuing their investigations into the circumstances of the collision.
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