{"id":172207,"date":"2023-03-10T13:30:12","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T13:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=172207"},"modified":"2023-03-10T13:30:12","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T13:30:12","slug":"british-tourist-is-arrested-after-killing-motorcyclist-greece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/british-tourist-is-arrested-after-killing-motorcyclist-greece\/","title":{"rendered":"British tourist is arrested after killing motorcyclist Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>British tourist, 52, is arrested after \u2018killing a father-of-two motorcyclist when he performed a U-turn in the road\u2019 in Greece<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The 52-year-old Brit is said to have hit the 42-year-old head-on with his car<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The incident occurred at 3pm outside a fire station near the village of Prosilio<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A British tourist has been arrested in Greece after reports said he attempted a U-turn and struck and killed an individual on a passing motorbike.<\/p>\n<p>The 52-year-old Brit, who has not been named for legal reasons, is said to have hit the 42-year-old head-on with his car yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>The Brit was said to be attempting to perform a U-turn in the middle of the road and struck the motorcyclist.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred around 3pm on Thursday outside a fire station near the village of Prosilio on the\u00a0Kalamata-Areopolis road that runs across the southern coast of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Local reports said the motorcyclist, a father-of-two, was killed instantly.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/03\/10\/12\/68550475-0-image-a-30_1678450836214.jpg\" height=\"293\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>It is believed the motorcyclist was returning home south to Kalamata (pictured) on his motorcycle after work<\/p>\n<p>The father-of-two was a driver at an intercity bus firm in Messina, a region in the southwestern part of Greece&#8217;s Peloponnese region.<\/p>\n<p>It is believed he was returning home south to Kalamata on his motorcycle after work.<\/p>\n<p>Western Mani police said the collision happened some 17 miles (around 27 kilometers) along the long stretch of road.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the driver, heading towards Areopoli, further down the coast, then entered the opposite flow of traffic.<\/p>\n<p>The municipality&#8217;s Western Mani authorities confirmed that the 52-year-old British citizen was arrested.<\/p>\n<p>Police said they would continue to investigate the fatal incident.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11844297\/British-tourist-arrested-killing-father-two-motorcyclist-performed-U-turn.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British tourist, 52, is arrested after \u2018killing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":172206,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23056],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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