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Alleged fatal accident driver questioned

May 27, 2019 12:36 pm

A 29-year-old driver will be taken in for questioning in relation to the death of a 49-year-old man last Friday in Tailevu.

The suspect was admitted at the Korovou Hospital and has recently been discharged.

The suspect who is from Tavua is alleged to have lost control of the vehicle he was driving along the Natokalau Road in Wailotua, resulting in his car veering off the road.

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The victim was a passenger who died at the scene.

The road death toll currently stands at 21, one more for the same period than last year.