A 55-year-old from Sri Lanka died on Tuesday after being injured in an accident near Strakka in Lakatamia, Nicosia.

The police said the accident happened at 7am on Archbishop Makarios III avenue, in the direction from Lakatamia to Deftera, when a car driven by Wasantha Wajirani Liyanage collided with a lorry driven by a 27-year-old with a 23-year-old passenger.

The woman was taken to Nicosia general hospital by ambulance, where she was pronounced dead on arrival.

The lorry driver was arrested by court order and placed in custody to facilitate questioning.

Police investigations are ongoing.