Child among three dead in latest road accidents, toll rises to 52
A second crash the next afternoon claimed the life of a 10-year-old girl at Navola, Korolevu, Sigatoka.
Sunday 28 September 2025 | 00:00
Three people, including a child, have died in separate road accidents over the past two days, pushing Fiji’s national road death toll to 52 — ten more than the same period last year.
Police said a 47-year-old woman, a 10-year-old girl and a woman in her 30s were the latest victims.
The first accident occurred on the night of September 26 along Kings Road near Vitogo, Lautoka, when a vehicle driven by a 27-year-old man collided with a truck while overtaking. The woman passenger later died of her injuries.
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A second crash the next afternoon claimed the life of a 10-year-old girl at Navola, Korolevu, Sigatoka, after her father’s vehicle veered off the road and struck a post. Her father and three others are in Sigatoka Hospital.
In Suva, a woman in her 30s died following an alleged hit-and-run on Stinson Parade last night. She was rushed to the Colonial War Memorial Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. Police are still searching for the driver.
Investigations into all three incidents are continuing.Three people, including a child, have died in separate road accidents over the past two days, pushing Fiji’s national road death toll to 52 — ten more than the same period last year.
Police said a 47-year-old woman, a 10-year-old girl and a woman in her 30s were the latest victims.
The first accident occurred on the night of September 26 along Kings Road near Vitogo, Lautoka, when a vehicle driven by a 27-year-old man collided with a truck while overtaking. The woman passenger later died of her injuries.
A second crash the next afternoon claimed the life of a 10-year-old girl at Navola, Korolevu, Sigatoka, after her father’s vehicle veered off the road and struck a post. Her father and three others are in Sigatoka Hospital.
In Suva, a woman in her 30s died following an alleged hit-and-run on Stinson Parade last night. She was rushed to the Colonial War Memorial Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival. Police are still searching for the driver.
Investigations into all three incidents are continuing.
