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Fatal accident in Lakatamia claims life of 55-year-old woman

ByFamagusta Gazette

May 20, 2025

FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – A 55-year-old woman from Sri Lanka was killed in a traffic accident early Tuesday morning in Lakatamia.

According to police, the crash occurred at 7 a.m. on Archbishop Makarios Avenue under circumstances still under investigation.

The woman, who was driving a car, collided with a lorry driven by a 27-year-old man.

Emergency responders transported the victim to Nicosia General Hospital, where doctors pronounced her dead.

Police arrested the lorry driver under a court warrant, and he remains in custody as investigations continue.

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