Tonga Police have arrested a 22-year-old man from Fua’amotu over the death of a 52 year-old man from Tatakamotonga.
According to Police, the suspect was travelling heading to Tatakamotonga on Taupi Road last Friday night when he hit the deceased who was riding his bicycle on his way home from his bush allotment.
The suspect failed to stop and ascertain injury or death.
Police arrested him later that night.
When the deceased failed to return home, his family went to check on his whereabouts and found him lying on the roadside of Taupi Road along with his bicycle.
This latest fatal death brings the total number of deaths on the road this year to 15.
“Accident like this is preventable and we all need to do our part to reduce deaths and injuries on our roads,” says Acting Superintendent Sisi Toutai Tonga.
The suspect is in police custody while the investigation continues.