Three different accidents involving drunk drivers occurred on Geçitkale-Tatlısu main road, Güzelyurt-Lefke main road and Girne-Alsancak Ring Road.
As a result of the accidents, two vehicle drivers were arrested and one driver was injured.
Geçitkale-Tatlısu main road: TIR overturned, driver arrested
According to the information given by the Police Press Officer, between the 2nd and 3rd kilometers of Geçitkale-Tatlısu main road, at around 16.30 yesterday, Mustafa Yayar (E-42) was under the influence of 148 milligrams of alcoholic beverages and drove to the direction of Tatlısu with the combined truck vehicle with license plate VD 335. When he came to a right-leaning bend while driving in the right direction, he lost control of the steering wheel as a result of his carelessness and crashed into the steel barriers on the left side of the road, then rolled over onto his left side and stopped. No one was injured as a result of the accident. The driver of the vehicle was arrested.
Güzelyurt-Lefke main road: Vehicle driver injured
On the Güzelyurt-Lefke main road, within Cengizköy, at around 02.30, Hakan İneci (E-34) was under the influence of 283 milligrams of alcoholic beverage, driving towards the east with the vehicle with license plate RU 639, when he came to the right-leaning bend, he lost control of the steering wheel as a result of his carelessness and turned from the left side of the road. It went out and moved uncontrollably and stopped in the field. Hakan İneci, the driver of the vehicle who was injured as a result of the accident, was taken to Nicosia Dr. Burhan Nalbantoğlu was taken under observation at the State Hospital.
Kyrenia-Alsancak Ring Road: Discharged, arrested
Between the 6th and 7th kilometers of the Kyrenia-Alsancak Ring Road, at around 04:00, Jenk Özcan (E-36) was under the influence of 187 milligrams of alcoholic beverages, when he came to the roundabout on the road while driving towards the direction of Alsancak with his vehicle with license plate PH 956. As a result of his carelessness, he lost control of the steering wheel, left the left side of the road and hit the pavement with his left front part. The vehicle with plate number PH 956, which was thrown away by the impact, hit the central median and the ornamental plants in the median, then rolled over and fell on its left side. The driver of the vehicle, Jenk Özcan, who was injured as a result of the accident, was taken to Kyrenia Dr. He was arrested after he was discharged following treatment at Akçiçek State Hospital.
Police investigations into the accidents continue.
