Police are investigating a fatal road collision that claimed the life of a 55-year-old Sri Lankan woman in Nicosia on Tuesday morning.
Wasantha Wajirani Liyanage died following an accident on Archbishop Makarios Avenue, heading from Deftera towards Lakatamia at approximately 7 AM.
The collision occurred when Liyanage’s car crashed into a truck driven by a 27-year-old man who was accompanied by a 23-year-old passenger, under circumstances that remain under investigation.
Emergency services promptly responded to the scene, and Liyanage was transported to Nicosia General Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
The 27-year-old truck driver has been arrested under a court warrant and detained to assist with investigations. The Nicosia Traffic Department is examining the conditions under which the collision occurred.
