A 63-year-old man is in critical condition after being seriously injured in an accident at the car park of a department store in Nicosia, police said on Wednesday.
The incident occurred at around 11.30am on Tuesday, when the man reportedly offered to assist a woman as she was parking her car.
According to police, as he attempted to enter the vehicle, it suddenly moved forward. The open driver’s side door struck another parked car, causing the man’s neck to become trapped between the door and the other vehicle.
An ambulance transported him to Nicosia General Hospital, where he was intubated and admitted to the intensive care unit.
Police investigations into the circumstances of the incident are ongoing.