A woman in her 70s has died following a car accident on the Viseisei bypass road yesterday. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mitieli Divuana reported that the victim was a passenger in a vehicle driven by a 36-year-old woman, who is considered the suspect in the case.
Initial investigations reveal that the suspect lost control of her vehicle, causing it to veer off the road and strike a post. The impact caused the vehicle to swing back onto the road, where it collided with another vehicle.
The suspect is currently hospitalized at Lautoka Hospital, while the driver of the second vehicle and his passenger were not injured. SSP Divuana emphasized that speeding was the likely cause of the accident and urged drivers to adhere to speed limits for everyone’s safety.
The current road death toll stands at 37, a decrease from 60 reported during the same period last year.