Recent fire and traffic incidents across Nicosia, Paphos, and Limassol
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Recent fire and traffic incidents across Nicosia, Paphos, and Limassol

Several emergency incidents occurred in Cyprus between October 26 and October 27, 2026. On Sunday, October 26, a driver was rescued from her overturned vehicle in Agios Dometios, Nicosia, after colliding with a parked car at 17:56. Later that day, at 18:30, firefighters attended another two-vehicle collision on the Polemidia-Troodos road in Limassol. Monday morning saw a three-vehicle collision on the old Paphos-Limassol road near Timi, which resulted in four people being injured, one of whom was in serious condition. Additionally, a two-vehicle crash on the Limassol-Nicosia highway near Kornos led to the temporary closure of the right lane on Monday, causing two minor injuries.

On Tuesday, October 27, emergency services responded to a vehicle fire in Strovolos, Nicosia. The private car was parked in an open field when it caught fire, and fire crews from the Nicosia stations successfully extinguished the blaze using water hoses and breathing apparatus. Authorities are currently investigating the causes of the fire, while police continue their inquiries into the various traffic accidents reported across the island. No fatalities have been confirmed in these incidents.

Original Sources

Car catches fire in field in Strovolos
en.philenews.com · 27 October 2026, 10:30
Right lane closed on Limassol–Nicosia highway near Kornos
Sigmalive English · 26 October 2026, 14:52
Two slightly hurt in motorway crash near Kornos, lane closed
en.philenews.com · 26 October 2026, 14:26
Driver rescued after car overturns in Nicosia crash
Cyprus Mail · 26 October 2026, 12:53
Four injured, one seriously, in three-vehicle crash in Paphos
Sigmalive English · 26 October 2026, 11:34
Driver taken to hospital after car overturns in collision
Sigmalive English · 26 October 2026, 09:15
Woman critically injured in Paphos hit-and-run
Cyprus Mail · 25 October 2026, 10:31