Man dies in traffic accident on the Kyrenia-Güzelyurt high way

Two people were seriously injured and a young man died in a traffic accident on the Kyrenia-Güzelyurt high way in the early hours of this morning.

The unfortunate accident happened at around 2:30am on Monday, March, 25 on the Kyrenia-Güzelyurt main road when a drunk driver veered off the road into the opposite lane and collided head-on with an oncoming vehicle.

The oncoming vehicle was being driven by Zeynep Kartal (18) who was seriously injured with a skull fracture, rib cage fracture, and internal organ injuries. His two passengers were Tuğçe Kocagül (30) who was also seriously injured and suffered a brain haemorrhage, the other passenger Barış Ağca (19) a resident of Alsancak, died at the scene of the accident.

Zeynep Kartal and Tuğçe Kocagul remain in intensive care at the Lefkcosia State Hospital.

The accident was caused by a driver who had a blood alcohol level of 172 milligrams in his system.

The drunk driver Emirhan Yürük (32) who caused the accident was arrested and taken to court where he was ordered to be detained for 3 days for the purpose of investigation.

The number of fatal accidents this year has now risen to eleven.