More than 20 killed on roads in north Cyprus

So far this year, about 57 people were said to have died in road accidents in North Cyprus between January 2017 and August 2018, according to Turkish Cypriot police.

Daily Havadis reported on Monday that during this period, 548,000 vehicles were screened during police campaigns and more than 137,000 drivers were caught speeding, driving under the influence of alcohol and committing other offences.

In 2017, some 15,486 were driving too fast, while in the first eight months of 2018 police recorded more than 10,000.

During the past year, 3,672 road accidents resulted in 37 deaths, and this year 20 people died on the roads in the north.