2 death and 19 injuries recorded in the last one week in traffic accident

There were 62 traffic accidents in North Cyprus last week; two people died and 19 were injured in the accidents.

According to a police statement, damages amounted to a total of 2.553 million Turkish Lira caused by accidents in the period between 24-30 October.

The distribution of accidents in that week are as follows: Nicosia – 22, Famagusta – 16, Kyrenia – 20, Güzelyurt – 2 and İskele – 2.

Traffic monitoring in the same time frame recorded 1,356 traffic offences; the most prevalent offences were speeding and driving without a licence.

Last week, 235 motorists were booked for speeding, 12 for dangerous driving, 21 for careless driving, 220 for driving without a licence, five for other licence offences, 26 were driving over the alcohol limit, 138 wore no seat belts, 66 had no vehicle inspection certificates, 50 had no insurance, and 4 motorcyclists were driving without a helmet.