The Police are investigating the causes of a traffic collision, in which Maroula Matzalou, 77 years old, from Avgorou, lost her life. The fatal traffic collision happened yesterday afternoon, in the province of Famagusta.
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Specifically, at around 4.10 pm yesterday Friday, at the point of the Frenaros-Avgorou road, despite the junction with the road from Panagia Asprovouuniotissa, the car in which the 77-year-old woman was riding as a passenger, with a 71-year-old female driver and a 78-year-old female passenger , under circumstances that are being investigated, collided with a car driven by a 28-year-old woman, with a 23-year-old woman as passenger.
With the collision of the two vehicles, the car in which the 77-year-old woman was riding ended up in an adjacent field, while the 77-year-old woman, as well as the 71-year-old and 78-year-old women, were trapped inside their vehicle. After members of the Fire Service freed the three women, an ambulance crew transported them to the Famagusta General Hospital, where a doctor on duty pronounced the 77-year-old woman dead.
The 28-year-old driver of the second vehicle was also transferred to Famagusta General Hospital, while the 23-year-old passenger was transferred to Larnaca General Hospital. The 23-year-old was detained for hospitalization, with her health condition being out of danger, while the 28-year-old was discharged.
The 71-year-old driver of the first vehicle and the 78-year-old passenger in the vehicle are being held at Famagusta General Hospital for treatment. Their state of health is out of danger.
The circumstances under which the fatal traffic collision occurred are being investigated by the Traffic Department of the Famagusta Police Department.
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