TRNC Police: 53 road accidents occurred in North Cyprus in a week, leaving 22 people injured
Over the past week, 53 road accidents occurred in North Cyprus: 22 people were injured, while material damage amounted to TL 2,960,200. The data was released by the TRNC Police.
Twelve accidents resulted in injuries to participants, while another 41 involved property damage only.
Kyrenia recorded the highest number of incidents — 21. Fourteen accidents were recorded in Nicosia, 10 in Famagusta, and 4 each in Güzelyurt and İskele.
The main cause was speeding: it was responsible for 21 incidents. Another 10 accidents were caused by following too closely, 9 by inattentive driving, 8 by failing to stop at an intersection, and 5 by other factors.
During the same week, police checked 18,666 drivers and issued reports to 2,881 of them. Drivers were most often penalised for speeding — 1,018 cases. Ninety-three vehicles were taken off the roads, and 10 drivers were arrested.
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