Two drivers who were involved in two separate fatal accidents along the Dreketi/Nabouwalu Highway have been charged and produced in court.
51-year-old Shiu Ram who is charged with one count of dangerous driving occasioning death was produced at the Labasa Magistrates Court.
He has been released on bail and the matter has been adjourned to the 24th of this month.
It is alleged Ram was driving a truck that collided with a bus on the 17th of January and as a result the 32 year old man who was traveling with him died at the scene.
In the second incident, a businessman of Nadawa, 58 year old Vijay Kumar has been charged with two counts of dangerous driving occasioning death, one count of dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm and one count of driving motor vehicle without being a holder of a valid driver’s license.
Kumar appeared in the Labasa Magistrates Court and has been remanded in custody. He will reappear in court tomorrow.
A 50-year-old woman, Raj Kumari and her son, Sanjit Vikash died in this incident after the vehicle driven by Kumar allegedly went off the road on the New Year’s Eve.
