A traffic accident occurred on the Iskele main road in Famagusta in the early hours of the morning. Two people were injured and the driver, who was under the influence of alcohol, was arrested, Yeniduzen reports.
According to the Police Press Office, the accident took place at around 2.45 am. Joseph Chinedu Udekalu, 27, who had consumed 177 ml of alcohol, lost control of his vehicle when he reached the Salamis roundabout. The car went over the roundabout, veered off course, and struck the paving stones and an illuminated billboard before skidding and coming to a stop in a rainwater drainage gulley.
The passengers, Zainab Kukel Omo Adenekan, 27, and Precious Ejeh Omaneko, 28, were taken to Yeniboğaziçi – Near East Hospital for treatment and are now under observation.
The driver, Joseph Chinedu Udekalu, was arrested. The police investigation is ongoing.