A 19-year-old woman was killed in a traffic accident in Famagusta on Monday.

Famagusta police spokesman Steve Theodoulou said the 19-year-old, named as Styliani Giorgalli from Avgorou, died in a collision at 7am when, in circumstances still under investigation, her car went out of control and crashed into a guard rail.

She was driving on the Avgorou road towards Frenaros, at a section with a right turn. The vehicle spun out of control, hitting the left guardrail before coming to rest in the middle of the road.

The 19-year-old was fatally injured and taken by ambulance to the Famagusta General Hospital in Paralimni, where she was pronounced dead.

Famagusta traffic police are investigating the exact circumstances of the fatality.