Ibrahim Al Aawad, a 24-year-old from Syria, died today (August 4) from serious injuries sustained in a road collision last Sunday (July 26) in Limassol. He had been receiving hospital treatment after his electric scooter collided with a car at the junction of Solonos and Sapphous streets.
Limassol Traffic Police head Marios Charalambous said two people who had been hospitalised following separate road collisions in recent days died today.
Charalambous said the 24-year-old had been riding his e-scooter east on Solonos Street when, under circumstances still being investigated, he collided with a car travelling north on Sapphous Street. He was seriously injured in the collision and remained in hospital until today, when he died from his injuries.
Charalambous said the e-scooter rider was not wearing a helmet or reflective clothing, as required by law. He added that the use of personal mobility devices was not permitted at the location where the 24-year-old was riding.
According to information under investigation, the 24-year-old was travelling east on Solonos Street and, on reaching the junction with Sapphous Street, is reported not to have stopped at a stop sign, resulting in the collision with the car driven by a 20-year-old, which was travelling north on Sapphous Street.
Regarding the driver of the car, Charalambous said he had left the scene of the collision and was later arrested by police under a warrant, after checks were carried out and the vehicle’s details were traced.
As philenews reported two days ago, the 20-year-old was arrested on Tuesday night under a court warrant and questioned by Limassol Traffic Police. He was subsequently released after being charged in writing to appear before Limassol District Court at a later date.
According to information, the 20-year-old gave his own account of the circumstances of the collision, reportedly saying he left the scene because he was driving without a licence and without insurance. He faces charges over those offences as well as over leaving the scene of a road collision. Police also located the car involved in the collision, which was held for forensic and other examinations.
