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Weekend road accidents claim two lives

May 19, 2025 9:24 am

Two people died in separate Southern Division road accidents over the weekend.

A 30-year-old man died in Colo-I-Suva in a suspected hit and run.

He was found near Naisogo Settlement early Saturday and pronounced dead at CWM Hospital.

A man in his 30s is being questioned, and his vehicle has been seized.

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The investigation continues.

In the second incident, a woman in her 50s died after the vehicle driven by her husband allegedly veered off Queens Road and hit a lamp post.

The driver is in critical condition.

The national road death toll is now 20, compared to 19 at the same time last year.