A 42-year-old mother, who was hospitalised from the road crash at Pea earlier this month, succumbed to her injuries on Friday, 19 May. Her three children and her husband, who was the driver, were injured and are being monitored at Vaiola Hospital.
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Monday 22 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Tuesday 2 May 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A two-year-old passenger died when the vehicle she was in crashed into a tree on the side of a road at Navutoka, eastern Tongatapu on Saturday evening, 29 April.
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Friday 17 March 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 63-year-old man who was a passenger in the back of a vehicle died in a crash on a road between Leimatu’a to Holonga in Vava’u on Friday night, 10 March. The male driver has been charged.
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Thursday 22 December 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 51-year-old woman, who was a front passenger in a car that crashed into an electric pole at Kolonga on eastern Tongatapu, died at Vaiola Hospital on Sunday, 18 December. The driver remains in a critical condition.
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Monday 14 November 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 21-year-old man, a pedestrian, died from a hit and run accident on a road in Pangai, ‘Eua, on Friday night, 11 November. A 15-year-old unlicensed driver has been arrested.
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Friday 11 November 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 32-year-man died early this morning, 11 November, when his car swerved and collided with a tree on Taufa'ahu Road in front of Hu’atolitoli Prison, at Vaini. The road death toll now stands at 11 this year for Tonga.
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Friday 23 September 2022
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Nuku'alofa,
Tonga Police allege that alcohol was involved in the road accident where two people died in the early morning of 21 September on Taufa’ahau Road at Nualei. The deceased were the driver, a 28-year-old man from Veitongo, and a passenger a 19-year-old woman from Pātangata. Three people remain in hospital with serious injuries.
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Friday 2 September 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 20-year-old woman died on the morning of 1 September, after crashing her Toyota Rav-4 on ‘Alaivahamama’o By-Pass Road at Halaleva, in Nuku'alofa.
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Tuesday 5 July 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Titali To’ia (37) is the man charged in the death of Netane Nimo (26) from a road accident on Taufa‘ahau Road, Veitongo on Saturday night, 18 June.
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Tuesday 21 June 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Netane Nimo (26) is the driver who died from the road accident on Taufa‘ahau Road at Veitongo on Saturday night, 18 June. This is the fourth road fatality so far for the year.
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Tuesday 21 June 2022
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 26-year-old man died on Saturday night, 18 June from a road accident on Taufa‘ahau Road at Veitongo. This is the fourth road death in Tonga this year.
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Thursday 8 July 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Sione Uikilifi Lapu’aho (20) from Vaini was the passenger who died early Sunday morning July 4, after a road crash at Malapo near Hu'atolitoli Prison.
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Friday 15 January 2021
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A two-years and five-months old child died on Thursday evening, January 14 after being hit by a vehicle in Popua.
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Tuesday 27 October 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Sitela Fungavaka (76) was the passenger who died after the vehicle she was travelling in collided with another vehicle at Talafo’ou, on October 25.
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Friday 21 August 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Simione Ikahihifo is the 55-year-old driver whose vehicle collided head on with a vehicle on Hihifo Road last week. He is charged with reckless driving causing death.
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Wednesday 12 August 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 66-year-old man living in Kanokupolu died last night, August 11 from a head on collision on Hihifo Road. The other driver, a 55-year-old man remains in critical condition at Vaiola Hospital. Two passengers sustained minor injuries.
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Tuesday 4 June 2019
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A former police officer Vilisoni Finau (51) was sentenced to four years and three months imprisonment after being found guilty of reckless driving causing death of a male driver last year.
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Tuesday 7 August 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A male pedestrian from Patangata died on Friday night, August 3 after being hit by a vehicle, whose driver was allegedly under the influence of alcohol , on Vuna Road in Popua.
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Monday 16 July 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A girl (11) who was hit by a vehicle while waiting for a bus, has died in hospital from her injuries. A male driver, charged in regards to her death, was allegedly overtaking in the face of oncoming traffic on Bypass Road on Saturday.
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Sunday 3 June 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A man (37) from Fangaloto died on Friday night June 1 after the car he was driving was involved in a collision at a Vaha'akolo Road roundabout. A police officer (51) is charged with reckless driving causing death.
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