Two people have lost their lives on our roads in the last 24 hours.
A 46-year-old man passed away after the vehicle he was driving was involved in an accident in Sigatoka.
Police Spokesperson Ana Naisoro says the tragic accident occurred in Votualailai along Queens Highway.
Naisoro adds that two men aged 35 and 40 years who were also travelling in the vehicle, remain admitted in hospital as investigations continue.
The three were heading towards Suva from Lautoka when the driver allegedly lost control of their vehicle causing it to veer off the road and hitting a culvert.
Meanwhile in an alleged hit and run accident this morning, the body of an unidentified man was found lying in the middle of the road by a taxi driver.
The discovery was made after midnight at Foster Road, Walu Bay by a 33-year-old taxi driver of Nadera.
The victim of the alleged hit and run accident is an iTaukei man believed to be aged between 25‑30 years old.
He was wearing a green t‑shirt and blue three-quarter pants.
Anyone with information that could assist us in identifying the victim is kindly requested to call Crime Stoppers on 919 or the Divisional Traffic Officer South on 9905 463.
Police are requesting that anyone who may have seen the alleged incident or has any information to call Crime Stoppers on 919.
The current road death toll now stands at 20 compared to 20 for the same period last year.
