A 38-year-old truck driver died after being involved in a road accident in Nicosia on Monday morning.

Police said George Papantonis was driving his vehicle near the junction of Yiannou Kranidioti and Fthiotidos at 7.30am when he lost control of the truck, crashing into a protective railing first, then hitting the sidewalk and finally ending up in an adjacent parking lot.

The man, who lost consciousness immediately after the crash, sustained serious injuries and was immediately rushed by ambulance to the Nicosia general hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The exact causes of his death will be determined on Tuesday after an autopsy.