Authorities are investigating the death of 24-year-old Kyriakos Oxinos, who lost his life in a car accident due to a faulty airbag.
The family’s lawyer, Marios Spyrou, said a criminal investigation into the incident is underway by the police. He noted that authorities are investigating whether criminal liability exists regarding the fatal Takata airbag, specifically examining whether individuals and organisations failed to take required actions before the fatal injury occurred.
Spyrou revealed that his own research through the European Union’s Safety Gate website, which publishes information about dangerous non-food products circulating in the European market, showed that a notice about the vehicle model driven by Oxinos had been published in 2020, indicating it was equipped with Takata airbags.
He further stated that despite the issue being publicly disclosed in the media last summer and recently receiving renewed attention, many people remain unaware that they are facing a potentially lethal risk.
Around 12,000 vehicles on Cyprus’s roads are fitted with defective airbags installed across dozens of car manufacturers, the Road Transport Department told the House Commerce Committee on November 5.
The issue has come under scrutiny following the recent death of 19-year-old Styliani Yiorgalli, with findings linking the incident to faulty Takata airbags.
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