Man arrested over fatal work accident

A 51-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a fatal work accident on Friday in Kofinou, in which Finis Alexandru, 55, from Romania, lost his life.

The work accident occurred around 3pm on Friday in a rural area of Kofinou.

The 51-year-old man was unloading cement weights weighing 2-3 tons each, using a crane installed on a truck when it overturned and one of the weights fatally injured Alexandru.

Alexandru was taken to Larnaca general hospital where he was pronounced dead.