Fatal Accidents

A 32-year-old driver is alleged to have caused the death of one of his passengers, after the vehicle he was driving whilst under the influence of alcohol, was involved in an accident along Princess Road.

The incident occurred last night after 9pm.

The suspect allegedly lost control of the vehicle near the Waila Treatment Plant causing it to veer off the road and bumped a post.

The victim was rushed to the Nausori Hospital by a passing vehicle where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

The other two passengers sustained injuries and are now admitted at the Colonial War Memorial Hospital.

The suspect who fled the scene after the accident, was arrested shortly after at Navitoko Settlement.

In another fatal case in the the Northern Division, a 56-year-old man died from injuries allegedly sustained after he was bumped by a vehicle driven by a 37-year-old man on Saturday night.

The suspect was driving along the Lekutu and Veiseaseavula Highway when he bumnped the victim who was walking on the roadside.

The victim was conveyed to the Lekutu Health Centre and later transferred to the Labasa Hospital where he was admitted up until he passed away yesterday afternoon.

Investigations into both cases continues.