Statistics released by the Land Transport Authority has revealed that 50% of road fatalities recorded from January to June this year occurred in the weekends which is from Friday to Sunday.
According to LTA, 50% of road fatalities during this period were caused by speeding.
37% of the victims were pedestrians.
Majority of the drivers and victims were aged between 31-40 years.
18,600 drivers were charged for speeding from January to August this year.
More than 30,000 traffic infringement notices were also served during this period.
215 road fatality cases were recorded in Fiji from 2013 to 2016 and more than 50% of these cases were caused by speeding.
The road death toll currently stands at 60 compared to 50 for the same period last year.
