A 36 year old man of Cubuya Settlement passed away after a road accident in Bua yesterday. 

Police say the victim was a passenger in a vehicle driven by a 25 year old man from the same area. 

At around 4.35pm, it was alledged that upon reaching Batiri, they overtook a parked bus and collided with an oncoming truck driven by a 45 year old man of Tabia, Labasa. 

The man died instantly due to the impact. 

Police Director Traffic, SSP Mitieli Divuana says this is the second accident in two days where speeding and overtaking resulted in the fatalities.

SSP Divuana is calling on drivers to consider other road users while driving. 

He says these kind of behaviors do not only put other drivers at risk, but passengers and pedestrians are also at risk.

Divuana also stressed that from the time of both accidents, there wasn’t any reason for both drivers to be speeding. 

Investigation in to the accident continues.