Fire stations from Palaichori Rural and Lakatamia responded to rescue a person from a ravine on the Nicosia-Palaichori road following a police call for assistance around 11:28am on Tuesday (19/08).
The individual, who was in a vehicle that veered off course and became immobilised in a ravine approximately 10 metres deep, was rescued whilst conscious by a Fire Service rescue team.
Using rescue equipment, the person was placed on an immobilisation stretcher, lifted from the ravine and handed over to the Ambulance Service crew for transport to the Accident and Emergency Department of Nicosia General Hospital.
Police are investigating the circumstances that caused the accident.
