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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Tuesday 7 August 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Tuesday 5 June 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tou’anga Kamea (37) has been named as the man who died on Friday night, June 1 after the car he was driving was involved in a collision at a Vaha'akolo Road roundabout in Nuku'alofa.
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Tuesday 6 March 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
‘Aisake Lavelua (36) the passenger in a vehicle that crashed into a power pole at Fo’ui in the weekend, passed away at Vaiola Hospital on Monday night, March 5.
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Monday 5 March 2018
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A male driver and his front seat passenger are in Vaiola Hospital after being seriously injured in a road crash at Fo’ui on Sunday morning, March 4.
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Monday 7 August 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Two people remain hospitalized at Vaiola after a road crash early on Sunday morning, August 6 at Te’ekiu.
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Tuesday 18 July 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 28-year-old man is in critical conditional at Vaiola Hospital after the car he was driving crashed on Hihifo Road in Hofoa early Sunday morning, July 16.
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Thursday 25 May 2017
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Paletili Afu (33) who pleaded guilty to various counts including reckless driving causing the death of a one-year-old baby boy during a collision on the road in 2016, received a two and a half-years suspended sentence, at the Supreme Court on 18 May. The judge noted with concern that it is not uncommon for passengers to be thrown from cars or trucks, during collisions of unworthy vehicles on Tonga's roads.
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Thursday 24 November 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Senior Police Officer has been suspended from duty today after reports that he crashed a police car into the entrance gate at the Queen Salote Wharf, early Saturday morning November 19.
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Monday 12 September 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 17-year-old boy from Kahoua is in stable condition at Vaiola Hospital his car crashed into a fence of the Vaitohi Enterprises on Taufa’ahau Road early on Friday 9 September.
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Monday 22 August 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 20-year-old driver whose BMW collided with an open truck full of passengers, resulting in the death of a one-year old baby boy, has been charged after he was released from Vaiola Hospital and detained in police custody.
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Monday 15 August 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A one-year old baby boy who fell from the back of an open van during a collision, died from his injuries on Sunday morning 14 August at Vaiola Hospital. The baby's parents and the driver of the other vehicle, a BMW, remain in a critical condition in hospital.
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Monday 1 August 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Peni Tupa (25) who crashed his car into a brick house at Malapo last week, injuring his twin brother who remains hospitalized, has been charged with reckless driving causing bodily harm.
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Thursday 23 June 2016
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 10-year-old boy was killed on Monday, 20 June on Taufa'ahau Road at Pea, when he was hit by a car, whose driver is alleged to have fallen asleep.
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Tuesday 17 February 2015
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 38-year-old woman died on Saturday, February 14 at Vaiola Hospital after sustaining severe injuries from a road crash in Lapaha.
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Friday 19 September 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A 45-year-old woman who crashed her vehicle in Fatai on September 16 has been ordered to pay for damage to a power pole, which left over 700 customers in five villages on the Eastern District without power for over three hours.
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