Police are reminding all drivers to get enough rest and drive within the speed limit after three people died following an accident along Queens Road near Lomawai, Sigatoka, yesterday afternoon.
Director Traffic Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mitieli Divuana says it is worrying to see the daily bookings for speeding offences, showing that some drivers continue to blatantly disregard road rules, risking not only their safety but putting other road users at risk.
SSP Divuana says the festive season is associated with a lot of social gatherings and late nights, and drivers must take the advisories issued by road safety stakeholders seriously if they want to prevent further loss of life.
The road death toll currently stands at 68 compared to 37 for the same period last year.
Police say the three people were travelling in a rental car heading towards Nadi when it is alleged that the 61-year-old driver lost control, causing their vehicle to veer onto the opposite lane, crashing into a bus carrying 26 passengers.
They say occupants of both vehicles were rushed to the Sigatoka Hospital by passers-by, where the 61-year-old driver, a 64-year-old woman and a 37-year-old man, who were the two passengers in the rental vehicle, were pronounced dead.
Police say the bus driver and 22 passengers remain admitted under observation.
