Traffic police around the island are looking into a total of five accidents that left a total of six people injured on Thursday night.

Two people were injured in an accident in Polis Chrysochous. According to traffic police, the car, which was being driven by a 28-year-old man on Constantinopoleos Street, careered out of control, hit a tree and then crashed into a ditch on the side of the road. The driver and his 25-year-old passenger were rushed to a private clinic in the town before being transferred to Paphos General Hospital. Neither man was wearing a seatbelt. In Limassol, a 27-year-old man was arrested after crashing into a car being driven by a 31-year-old on Rafael Street. Traffic police conducted a breathalyser test on the driver, which showed he had 98mg of alcohol in his blood. The legal alcohol limit in Cyprus is 22mg.

Alcohol is also believed to be the cause of an accident that occurred at around the same time on Makarios Avenue in Larnaca. According to police, a 37-year-old man crashed into a moped carrying a 19-year-old. The motorcyclist was rushed to Larnaca General Hospital where he was kept under observation. Police later arrested the man after it was revealed that he had 34mg of alcohol in blood.

Earlier that night on the Tseri-Marki road in Nicosia, a man lost control of his tow truck and fell into a four-metre ditch. He was taken to Nicosia General Hospital where doctors described his condition as not life threatening.

On Thursday lunchtime, a 41-year-old motorcyclist was rushed to hospital after being struck by a car being driven by a 24-year-old man on Fylaxeos Street in Limassol. His condition is described by doctors as being not life threatening.

Source: Cyprus Mail