A 59-year-old bus driver of Yako in Nadi is alleged to be the country’s latest road fatality following a motor vehicle accident along Sonaisali Road in Nadi early this morning.
Police said the victim was driving along Sonaissali Road for a pick-up run of resort staff when he allegedly lost control, and caused the bus to veer off the road and hit a post.
Police said the driver died at the scene.
“A post-mortem examination will be conducted to ascertain the cause of death as investigations continue,” police said.
The national road death toll stands at 24 compared to nine for the same period last year.