Nicosia police are investigating a crash in which a 16-year-old lost control of a car carrying six other minors in the early hours of Saturday.
The teenager was driving along Kantaras Avenue in Kaimakli at around 12.30 am when, entering the roundabout with Agios Ilarionas Avenue, he lost control of the vehicle under circumstances that are being investigated.
The car overturned and struck a metal fence before coming to a stop.
The driver and four of the passengers were taken to Nicosia General Hospital. A 15-year-old boy was transferred to Makarios Hospital, where he was kept for precautionary reasons. The remaining four, including the 16-year-old driver, were examined, treated and discharged.
According to information under investigation, the car belongs to a company managed by the teenager’s father. How the 16-year-old came to be in possession of the vehicle is also under investigation.
