31‑year‑old Jaywanti Lal who allegedly caused the death of a woman in Nadera last week has been released on bail by the Sigatoka Magistrates Court this afternoon.
Lal who was represented in court by lawyer Jiten Reddy has been released on a $2,000 bail bond.
Lal is charged with a count of dangerous driving causing death and one count of driving a vehicle with non-conforming tyres.
It is alleged that she hit a 56‑year‑old woman at the junction of Reba Circle and Ratu Dovi Road after 8am last Friday.
The 56‑year‑old woman passed away at the CWM hospital.
The case will be called again on 19th of this month in the Nasinu Magistrates Court.