A 29-year-old tourist from the UK has died in the intensive care unit of Paphos hospital after a road accident on Wednesday morning.
The man was critically injured when the quad bike he and a 26-year-old woman were riding on Chlorakas Avenue veered into oncoming traffic resulting in a head-on collision with a car driven by a 19-year-old Cypriot woman.
All three were taken to hospital where the 29-year-old underwent surgery for internal bleeding but died later in the day.
The passenger was seriously injured but is out of danger, and the 19-year-old car driver was slightly injured and kept for observation.
“A catalytic role in the fatal injuries of the 29-year-old was the fact that neither he nor his 26-year-old passenger wore helmets,” said Paphos traffic chief Zenonas Psathitis.
There have been a number of deaths in recent years as a result of quad bike accidents and their increasing popularity.
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