Man dies in traffic accident in Lefkosia north Cyprus

A 24-year-old man who was seriously injured in an accident on the Lefkosia Northern ring road in the early hours of Saturday morning later died in the hospital.

Police said the accident was caused by reckless driving and dark roads.

The accident happened at around 4:00am on Saturday April 6 on the Lefkcosia Northern Ring Road when Mehmet Sait Baycengiz, who was speeding on the road lost control of the wheel while approaching the industrial roundabout. 

His car hit the central divide, bounced off the curb stones on the roundabout and then veered to the left-hand side of the road and stuck the concrete embankment.

He and his passenger, 21-year-old İrem Nur Yurtseven, were both seriously injured and taken to Dr. Burhan Nalbantoğlu State Hospital, however, the driver did not survive despite all the best efforts of the medical team.

İrem Nur Yurtseven, who was seriously injured in the accident, remains under observation in the Intensive Care Unit