British Tourist apos;runs Down And Kills Swedish Mother apos; In Ayia Napa
A British tourist has been arrested in Cyprus after he allegedly ran down and killed a Swedish mother whilst driving a beach buggy in the resort town of Ayia Napa last night.
The 25-year-old man allegedly hit Camilla Christina Pamdahl, 46, on a pedestrian crossing as he overtook a car whilst drunk and under the influence of cannabis in the Mediterranean resort town on Wednesday night, police said on Thursday.
The Briton fled the scene on foot while Pamdahl, who was on holiday in Cyprus with her five-year-old daughter, was rushed to Famagusta general hospital where she was declared dead on arrival.
The mother, from Västra Götaland County in Sweden, had left her five-year-old daughter with staff at the hotel's playground so she could buy some groceries, reports the . But she never returned.
A British tourist has been arrested in Cyprus after he allegedly ran down and killed a Swedish mother whilst driving a beach buggy in the resort town of Ayia Napa last night. Pictured: The scene
The 25-year-old man allegedly hit Camilla Christina Pamdahl, 46, on a pedestrian crossing as he overtook a car whilst drunk and under the influence of cannabis in the Mediterranean resort town on Wednesday night, police said on Thursday. Pictured: The scene
The rental buggy had overtaken a stopped car on Wednesday night before fatally hitting Pamdahl on a pedestrian crossing on Ayia Napa's Nissi Avenue
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Images from the scene show the twisted remains of the buggy next to the pedestrian crossing and another car.
The rental buggy had overtaken a stopped car on Wednesday night before fatally hitting Pamdahl on a pedestrian crossing on Ayia Napa's Nissi Avenue, police told the .
'A young man driving the rental buggy overtook a stopped car, and hit the woman,' a police spokesperson said, adding that the accident occurred at about 6pm local time.
The British tourist quickly abandoned his vehicle and left a passenger inside but he was tracked down by police within hours and arrested at 11.30pm local time, cops say.
The British tourist quickly abandoned his vehicle and left a passenger inside but he was tracked down by police within hours and arrested at 11.30pm local time, cops say. Pictured: Ayia Napa's Nissi Avenue
Police officers are seen at the scene of the crash in Ayia Napa on Wednesday night
The Briton fled the scene on foot after the incident whilst Pamdahl, who was on holiday in Cyprus with her five-year-old daughter, was rushed Famagusta general hospital where she was declared dead on arrival
Images from the scene show the twisted remains of the buggy stood horizontally across the road next to the pedestrian crossing and another car
Officers conducted an alcohol test on the man and he was found to have been four times over the legal limit. He also tested positive for cannabis, police said.
Pamdahl was killed whilst getting groceries for herself and her five-year-old daughter. Police have since contacted the child's father, who is abroad, to travel to Cyprus to
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