Hit and run driver arrested 24 hours after fatal accident in North Cyprus

A hit and run driver who fatally hit a pedestrian in a fatal traffic accident on the Gazimağusa - Lefkoşa main road has been arrested by the police. 

The suspect, Mehmet Kıstı, a 47-year-old Turkish Cypriot man, was arrested on Wednesday February 19, 24 hours after the accident that left one person dead.

After hitting and killing 32-year-old Buğra Kılıç, a pedestrian in a fatal traffic accident that occurred on the Gazimağusa - Lefkoşa main road on Tuesday February 18, Mehmet fled the scene of the accident without providing his name or address.

He was brought before the Gazimağusa District Court today, where he was ordered to remain in police custody for two days.