A 16-year-old student has been charged for the death of a form 5 student following a motor vehicle accident in Taveuni last week.
The 16-year-old boy has been charged with one count of causing death by dangerous driving and one count of driving motor vehicle without being the holder of valid driver’s licence.
He is expected to appear in the Labasa Magistrates Court later today.
The form 5 student was a passenger in a vehicle driven by the 16 year old that was involved in an accident at Naselesele in Taveuni last Friday.
It is alleged the 16-year-old boy lost control of the vehicle while trying to overtake another vehicle along the North Coastal road causing it to veer off the road.
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