A man in his late 20s has passed away after the heavy machinery he was operating veered off the Denarau Road in Nadi yesterday.
Police say from the initial information that was gathered, the victim who was from Martintar in Nadi, had jumped off the moving forklift when he experienced difficulties in controlling it.
According to witnesses, the man jumped into a nearby drain, and when the forklift veered off the road, it tumbled into the drain where the man was.
He was rushed to the Nadi Hospital by National Fire Authority officers but was pronounced dead on arrival.
