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27-year-old man is latest road death victim as police search for hit-and-run suspect

27-year-old man is latest road death victim as police search for hit-and-run suspect

By Mosese Raqio
08/05/2023
[Image: File Photo]

Korovou Police are investigating an alleged case of hit and run that claimed the life of a 27-year-old man from Lutu Village Naitasiri.

They received a call at after 5am yesterday regarding a man who was found lying motionless on the road.

Police attended to the scene, where they found the victim.

He was rushed to the Korovou Hospital but was unfortunately pronounced dead.

Anyone with information or may have seen anything between 4am to 5am yesterday along the stretch from Waimaro Settlement to Korovou is requested to call Crime Stoppers Fiji on 919 or the Eastern Command Centre on 9905563.

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