Hit and run accident

Samoa Police search continues after hit-and-run incident

The accident happened around 5am on September 24th, with a witness saying the deceased was tossed into the air by the force of the speeding car.

Police Commissioner Auapa'au Logoitino Filipo said they obtained CCTV footage and eyewitness accounts to assist in their investigation.

The woman, a Chinese national, later died in hospital.

She has yet to be named.

     

Samoa Police continues search for hit and run culprit

A 24-year-old man was reported to have died at the scene when his bicycle was struck by one of three cars seen drag racing along the two-lane stretch of road heading East towards Malifa.

Police Commissioner Sua Fuiavailiili Egon Keil said they have made one arrest but are still looking for information that could lead to the identification of the main vehicle involved.

“So far we have tracked down the second vehicle that fled the scene and have arrested that driver. The third car stopped, and the driver did give assistance,” he said.