A woman in her 70s lost her life in a motor vehicle accident on the Viseisei bypass road yesterday. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mitieli Divuana, the Director of Traffic, reported that the victim was a passenger in a car driven by a 36-year-old woman who is considered the suspect in this incident.
According to preliminary information, the driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle, causing it to go off the road and collide with a post. The force of the impact caused the vehicle to swing back onto the road, where it struck another vehicle.
The suspect is currently receiving treatment at Lautoka Hospital, while the driver and passenger of the second vehicle escaped without injuries. SSP Divuana emphasized that speeding was a likely factor in the accident and urged all drivers to obey speed limits for the safety of all road users.
The current road death toll stands at 37, significantly lower than the 60 fatalities recorded during the same period last year.