Kamatero: driver hits woman and parked cars, 36-year-old in serious condition

The crash

On 13 November, shortly after 9am, a 38-year-old driver lost control of his car on Fylis Avenue in Kamatero while heading from Kamatero Avenue toward Iphigeneias street, according to reports citing the Hellenic Police. He first struck a parked car near number 46 on Fylis Avenue and did not stop. Near number 50 the car hit a vehicle driven by a 49-year-old man. It then struck another parked car that a 36-year-old woman had just stepped out of, and she was hit. The police said the conditions under which the driver lost control were still being investigated.

Injuries and arrest

The woman was taken to the Red Cross hospital with serious injuries. The driver, who was lightly hurt, is also being treated at the same hospital, where he is under guard. He was arrested on charges of negligent bodily harm, and a case file was opened against him. A blood sample was taken from him for toxicology tests to establish whether he was driving under the influence of alcohol or other substances.

The sequence continued

After hitting the woman, the car travelled a short distance further and struck three more parked vehicles: two cars and a motorcycle. It came to a stop only after that. Reports differ on the total number of vehicles damaged, with one headline citing five other vehicles and another citing six. The sequence described in the body text is consistent across the three reports, and none of them names the people in the vehicles beyond their ages.

Open questions

The reports do not yet say what caused the driver to lose control. Toxicology results are pending, and they will determine whether alcohol or other substances played a role in the crash.