Man left dead in hit-and-run

A man was killed after being knocked off his bicycle by a car in a hit-and-run incident in the Limassol suburb of Ypsonas on Tuesday morning.

Police were called to the scene at around 8am, finding the dead cyclist upon their arrival. He has not yet been identified.

Preliminary examinations of the scene showed that it appears the man was run over by a vehicle, which then left the scene.

Limassol traffic police head Marios Charalambous said investigations are underway to identify both the cyclist and the driver who killed him.

He added that local residents had told the police they had “heard” the accident occur but did not see anything.

He therefore appealed to anyone who had witnessed the incident to inform the police, either by visiting their nearest police station or by calling 1460.