Nelina's smile that faded - The new tragedy in Paphos is shocking

The new tragedy in Paphos is shocking, with the Moloch of the asphalt not discriminating, since this time he dragged ten-year-old Nelina, an elementary school student, who, before she could make her first dreams well, hurriedly left for the neighborhood of angels.

Nelina's death has spread grief throughout Cyprus, as she is one of the youngest victims of a car accident in recent years.

Every evening, the little girl, accompanied by her grandfather, crossed the specific street, Tassos Papadopoulos Avenue, and then headed alone to her tutoring center.

This time, however, it was different… Under conditions investigated by the Police, a vehicle driven by a 70-year-old woman dragged little Nelina, and together her dreams, drowning in mourning friends and relatives in the province of Paphos.

The driver of the car at the sight of the injured Nelina, bent down and was transported in a state of shock to the General Hospital of Paphos, where he is being treated. An arrest warrant has been issued against her, which is expected to be executed when the treating doctors turn on the green light.

Minor victims of fatalities
2018 was marked by two traffic accidents, with child victims.
On June 25, five-year-old Maria Christina flew to the neighborhood of Angels, when the double cabin in which she was riding with her family, collided with another car, on the Larnaca-Ayia Napa highway.

the 1^η In July, time stopped for the families of eleven-year-old Barbara Kokridou and also eleven-year-old Christina Kioulpakidou, who lost their lives when the 42-year-old driver of the vehicle that transported them from Larnaca airport to Paphos lost control.

Two other girls were in the vehicle. The two girls were returning that morning from an international festival of traditional countries held in Spain, where they had won first place.

Two other traffic accidents also marked 2017. Their victims were little Andreas and Damianos.

Andreas Panagiotou went out on the asphalt just ten meters away from his house in Mesa Geitonia, when he was hit by a vehicle while trying to cross.

Damianos Pachy was only 13 years old when his fate played the worst game. A child who fought a great battle with cancer and returned to Cyprus happy after coming out a winner, lost his life on his last ride on his favorite bike. A passing driver hit the 13-year-old, leaving his last breath on the asphalt.

Traffic conditions in Paphos
According to the spokesperson of the Paphos Police, Michalis Ioannou, the terrible traffic accident occurred at two in the afternoon when the vehicle of the 70-year-old, which was moving on Tassos Papadopoulos Avenue in a westerly direction, ie from the traffic junction of the Hospital to Mes Avenue The circumstances under investigation dragged 10-year-old Nelina, who was crossing the Avenue from left to right at that moment, according to the course of the car.

Nelina was seriously injured and transported by ambulance to the Accident and Emergency Department of the Paphos General Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

In Paphos, Hambiaouris
Little Nelina attended the 12th Elementary School of Pefkios Georgiadis. The family still has an 8-year-old child.

The scene of the tragedy was also visited by the Minister of Education, Costas Hambiaouris, who was informed about the conditions of the new fatal.

Mr. Hambiaouris then visited the family at the hospital, where he mourned them and told them that he would be by their side, to provide them with help in any way they could.

At the same time, the minister gave instructions to activate the family support mechanism with psychologists, as in the picture there is a younger child, while on Monday specialist psychologists will visit the school, where the 10-year-old was studying, to inform her classmates.

Source: Reporter