A 36-year-old year old woman was charged yesterday with manslaughter by negligence after she allegedly ran over her husband with her vehicle at Kameli in Vava'u, yesterday.

The husband died from his injuries later the same day.

Deputy Police Commissioner 'Atelaite Koloale'o Soakai said today the incident occured during a dispute between the deceased and another family on Wednesday October 10.

The dispute broke into a fight along Tu'i Road at Kameli. It is alleged that the accused drove her Pajero vehicle at the persons to stop the fight and ran over her 36-year-old husband and also collided with another person who suffered broken legs, she said.

The accused was remanded in custody for three days following her arrest by Neiafu Police yesterday, she said.

This brings the death toll on the road to four for the year. There were 10 deaths on the road in 2011.