July 21, 2020
Samoa Police Service is seeking information from the public with regards to an incident that occurred at Lalovaea bridge on Saturday night 18 July 2020 at around 9pm.
A 24 year old male of Lalovaea has died as a result of injuries sustained from being hit and run over by a vehicle suspected of being involved in a car race along Vaitele Street at Lalovaea area.
The deceased was riding his bicycle and upon arriving at Lalovaea bridge he was hit by a speeding 4WD Toyota Hilux. Preliminary details provided by witnesses indicate that the Toyota Hilux is white in color and was racing with another vehicle along Vaitele Street heading eastward towards Malifa. Drivers of both vehicles fail to stop to offer assistance and the 24 year old died at the scene.
SPS requests the assistance of the public with regards to any information that may lead to the identification of the vehicles or those involved.
For any information please contact our Traffic Division on telephone 26712 or Police Headquarters on 22 222
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