24-year-old woman die in traffic accident in Famagusta

A 24-year-old woman lost her life and three others were injured in a traffic accident that happened in Famagusta in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

According to information provided by the Police Press Office, the accident took place at 3:55am on İsmet İnönü Boulevard in Famagusta when Yağmur Öztemur 30, who was driving while drunk drifted into the opposite lane due to carelessness and collided with the right front side of a vehicle driven by one Hamdin Göktürk 44.

The vehicle driven by Hamdin Göktürk was thrown off course due to the impact of the collision, first hitting the curb stones and then crashing into a tree on the sidewalk, before coming to a stop. 

Sude Öztemur, a resident of Famagusta who was a passenger in the vehicle driven by Yağmur Öztemur, died at the scene.

Meanwhile, the driver Yağmur Öztemur, Koray Ulema 45, who was a passenger in the same vehicle, and Jamshid Dinpanah 50, who was a passenger in the other vehicle, were injured and taken to Famagusta State Hospital for treatment. 

Police said Yağmur Öztemur had a blood alcohol level of 149 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood.

The investigation into the accident is ongoing.