Police following some leads in the death of a 36-year-old taxi driver in Lautoka

Police are following some leads in relation to the 36-year-old taxi driver who was found motionless with visible injuries in Qalitu, Lautoka, on Saturday afternoon.

Police say two teams of investigators are pursuing these leads.

Divisional Police Commander West Senior Superintendent of Police Iakobo Vaisewa says the investigation is headed by the Divisional Crime Officer West, who has teams following leads in Ba and Lautoka.

SSP Vaisewa says investigators will await the post-mortem examination results before classifying the victim's death.

The victim who is from Varavu in Ba, had informed his family that he was taking a passenger to Qalitu but failed to return, and his vehicle was found abandoned in Lautoka.

Investigations continue.