Man dies after garbage truck collided with his car

A 53-year-old man who was seriously injured after a garbage truck collided with his car died later on in hospital.

The accident occurred on the 3-4th kilometers of the Ercan-Gaziköy main road at around 8:00 am on Tuesday, when the car driven by Sadık Özcan Topkayalı, 53 was struck by a garbage truck driven by 40-year-old Ümit Ilgan who was making a careless right turn into a secondary road.

Mr Topkayalı, who was seriously injured in the accident, was taken to the Lefkcosia State Hospital, but despite all medical interventions, he died later on.