Police to continue search for vehicle and its four passengers in the Rewa River today

Police will continue to search for a vehicle that went into the Rewa River about 24 hours ago and also try to determine if four people were in the car.

[Photo: Fiji Police Force]

Police Spokesperson, Ana Naisoro says that the Eastern Division Traffic Personnel and the Police Special Response Team divers had conducted a search along the river bank yesterday but this was later called off due to rising water levels and strong currents.

Police also received information that the driver of the vehicle that went into the river in Naduruloulou near Baulevu, Nausori could be an 18-year-old man.

Naisoro says a woman came forward and said that her son had taken the vehicle. She says both her son and the vehicle cannot be located.

Police at the scene where the vehicle veered off the road into the river near Bualevu,Nausori [Photo: Fiji Police Force]

Naisoro also confirms that the Police Special Response Team divers could not dive into the Rewa River yesterday due to strong currents.

[Photo: Fiji Police Force]

The driver of the vehicle whilst proceeding towards Nausori tried to overtake another car when he lost control of the vehicle and veered off the road and went into the river at about 8.20 yesterday morning.

Police had earlier said that the driver and three passengers are believed to be still inside the submerged vehicle.

Police officers are conducting house to house investigations to establish the identities of the people in the vehicle.

Please contact the Police Eastern Division Command Centre on  9905563 if you have any information on the identities of the people.

Stay with us for developments.

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