A 62-year-old man was killed on Saturday morning in a road collision near Paphos. The crash occurred around 7.30am on the road from Praitori to Kedares.

The victim has been named as Petros Petrou Papasavva, originally from Praitori and a resident of Limassol.

According to Paphos police operations chief Michalis Nikolaou, Papasavva was driving a car when, under circumstances still being investigated, it slammed into the back of a road roller.

The roller was stationary on the left side of the road, facing the same direction as Papasavva’s car. Its 36-year-old driver, a Greek Cypriot from Paphos, had stopped in preparation to make a right turn onto a rural road.

The impact was severe. Papasavva became trapped inside his vehicle. Firefighters were called to the scene and managed to free him, but he was later pronounced dead at Paphos general hospital by the doctor on duty.

Police are continuing their investigation to determine the exact cause of the accident. 

The scene of the accident was sealed off for examination by the Paphos traffic police. The 36-year-old driver of the road roller involved in the fatal traffic accident was arrested, according to Paphos assistant police director of operations, Michalis Nikolaou.