Police in Famagusta are investigating a serious collision between two motorcycles on Cape Greco Avenue on Monday night that left four people critically injured, two of them on ventilators.
According to police sources, the four riders on the two motorcycles that are believed to have collided knew each other.
The crash happened around 8:20pm on Monday. Police said a 33-year-old was riding a high-capacity motorcycle with a 22-year-old passenger, travelling from Protaras towards Ayia Napa.
At some point along the road, under circumstances being investigated, the 33-year-old’s motorcycle appears to have collided with a second motorcycle ridden by a 17-year-old with a 19-year-old passenger, which was travelling in the opposite direction.
All four riders were seriously injured in the crash and taken by ambulance to hospital. The 33-year-old rider, who was wearing a helmet, suffered a fractured left arm, contusion and skull fracture and is being treated in the surgical ward of Nicosia General Hospital in serious condition.
The 22-year-old, who was also wearing a helmet, suffered multiple injuries, including pneumothorax and subarachnoid haemorrhage. He is on a ventilator in the intensive care unit at Nicosia General Hospital, with his condition considered critical.
The 17-year-old rider of the second motorcycle, who was not wearing a helmet, suffered an open fracture to his left femur and a fracture to his left arm. He underwent surgery and is being treated in the ICU at Larnaca General Hospital.
The 19-year-old passenger on the second motorcycle, who was also not wearing a helmet, suffered a brain haemorrhage and is on a ventilator in the ICU at Larnaca General Hospital.
Police are appealing to anyone who knows anything about the circumstances of the collision to contact Ayia Napa police station, Famagusta traffic department or the nearest police station.
The investigation continues by Famagusta traffic department in cooperation with Ayia Napa police station.
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