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Latest Fiji Accidents In The News
Jail for bus driver - Fiji Times
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Fiji Times - ... accepted that this accused was labouring under some quite severe handicaps, his general attitude and clear impenetrable imperiousness to the entreaties of some of the passengers was quite extraordinary, if not arrogant in the words of the accident ... |
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May 16, 2013 8:45pm
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TRAGEDY: A mum's worst nightmare on Mother's Day - Fiji Times
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Fiji Times - The accident, according to authorities, was an alleged brutal attack on 37-year-old Manasa Ulunisau by a group of men as he waited for transport near Warwick Hotel to return home to his partner who was waiting for their Sunday Mother's Day shopping at ... |
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May 13, 2013 8:01pm
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33 die as bus falls into Indian river - Fiji Times
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Fiji Times - &'So far, 33 bodies have been retrieved from the river and 14 other people are injured and have been rushed to hospital,&' local police chief R.S. Negi told AFP from the crash site in Hamachal Pradesh state. The accident occurred near the popular summer ... |
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May 08, 2013 11:52pm
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Son of Fiji laid to rest - Fiji Times
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Fiji Times - He died last month in a horrific road accident six kilometres from his home in Germany. His body was flown into the country on Friday accompanied by his wife, Mere, and their children aged six and three. Tears streamed down Mrs Vaivo's face as she ... |
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May 04, 2013 8:55pm
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Slain soldier awarded for service - Fiji Times
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Fiji Times - Vaivo died last month in a horrific road accident six kilometres from his home in Germany. His body finally arrived at his parent's home in Tacirua East yesterday. Families and friends struggled to contain their emotions when Vaivo's comrades carried ... |
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May 03, 2013 9:01pm
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British soldier's body arrives home - Fiji Times
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Fiji Times - Families and friends fought to contain their emotions when Vaivo's comrades carried his body into his family home, accompanied by his wife and two children. Vaivo died last month in a horrific road accident - six kilometres from his home in Germany. |
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May 03, 2013 02:29am
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One still in hospital after accident - Fijivillage
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Fijivillage - One of the two involved in a tragic accident at Edinburgh Drive, Suva still remains admitted in a critical condition at the CWM hospital. According to Police Spokesperson Atunaisa Sokomuri, they are waiting for the driver to fully recover before they ... |
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May 02, 2013 7:55pm
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Concern over young victims - Fiji Times
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Fiji Times - THE Fiji Police Force has raised its concerns over the recent increase in road accidents involving children in the Western Division. According to police spokeswoman Naina Ragigia, 12 road accidents involving children were recorded from January 1 to ... |
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Apr 30, 2013 8:47pm
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Crash helmets keep motorbikers alive
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NINE of 10 dead-on-arrival (DOA) motorcycle riders were not wearing helmet at the time of accident, the Online National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (Oneiss) of the Department of Health (DOH) revealed on Monday. |
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Apr 29, 2013 05:58am
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Family mourns loss of loved one - Fijivillage
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Fijivillage - Those were the words of Ravindra Prasad whose 47-year-old sister-in-law Lalita Devi died in the fatal accident while his 21-year-old nephew fights for his life in hospital. Prasad said he had a good time with his brother and sister-in-law when they ... |
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Apr 28, 2013 11:12pm
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Baker rules the greens at bowling event - Fiji Times
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Fiji Times - The Gau man who lost his right leg in a truck accident in 1979 has maintained his winning form for the past five weeks. Yesterday, he teamed up with Vernon Bower to scoop the Suva Bowling Club mixed pairs tournament. The duo defeated national rep Abdul ... |
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Apr 28, 2013 8:49pm
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Wedding tragedy - Fiji Times
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Fiji Times - A JOY-filled trip to a wedding turned into tragedy after a former Labasa resident was killed in a road accident in New Zealand on Friday afternoon. The crash also left her son fighting for his life in hospital. Lalita Devi, 47, was killed after the ... |
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Apr 28, 2013 8:43pm
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Accident victim fights for life in hospital - Fiji Times
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Fiji Times - The accident happened at Edinburgh Drive where the car travelling towards Samabula, driven by the 19-year-old's friend, collided head on with an oncoming bus heading for Suva City. Mohammed Farik of Caubati sustained serious injuries to his neck and ... |
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Apr 27, 2013 8:11pm
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Accident lands two in hospital - Fiji Broadcasting Corporation
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Fiji Broadcasting Corporation - The duo narrowly escaped death when the car they were traveling in collided head on with a bus heading for the capital. Bus driver Shaakit Ali described his own account of the incident. 'when I was coming down this c ar was coming from town and he was ... |
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Apr 27, 2013 03:25am
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Crash injures 2 university students - Fiji Times
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Fiji Times - Update: 12:44PM TWO university students have been rushed to the Colonial War Memorial Hospital following an accident involving a bus and a car at Suvas Edinburgh Drive this morning. The students were travelling towards Samabula when the car they ... |
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Apr 27, 2013 00:47am
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Check before hiring - Fiji Times
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Fiji Times - The Consumer Council of Fiji received about 45 complaints over the years against rental car companies who are found breaching consumers' rights. Consumers complained about payment for ... She was promised to be given the finest vehicle available ... |
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Apr 26, 2013 9:13pm
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Family honours dad - Fiji Times
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Fiji Times - SONAL Shavnil Chand was only five when his father passed away in a work-related accident in Labasa 15 years ago. Shavnil and his mother Saveena Lata were given the honour of laying a wreath to remember workers who lost their lives on the job as part ... |
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Apr 26, 2013 8:59pm
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6300 die daily - Fiji Times
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Fiji Times - &'Every day, 6300 people die as a result of occupational accidents or work-related diseases, more than 2.3 million deaths per year,&' Mr Lamotte said. &'Three hundred and seventeen million accidents occur on the job annually, many of these resulting in ... |
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Apr 26, 2013 8:59pm
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152 dead, 1000 hurt in building collapse - Fiji Times
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Fiji Times - The accident has once again highlighted the safety problems and poor working conditions that plague the textile industry in Bangladesh, the world's second-biggest clothing exporter which supplies global retailers. Last November, a blaze at a factory ... |
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Apr 25, 2013 03:52am
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Club-goers want less noise - World Radio Switzerland
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World Radio Switzerland - The Public Health Office and the Swiss Accident Insurance Fund, or SUVA, have questioned young people about noise in nightclubs. Among those 15-25 years old, 40 percent would like the music to be turned down'”while 1 percent would like it louder. |
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Apr 22, 2013 1:34pm
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Opinion: A letter to my 16-year-old self - NEWS.com.au
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NEWS.com.au - Everyone will paint it like a traffic accident - lots of blood, pain and hydraulic tools. You'll forget it the second it's ... You'll flail with this but try hard because you'll save yourself a holiday-to-Fiji's-worth of therapy '“ for you and the kid ... |
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Apr 21, 2013 03:59am
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Pacific briefs: Wednesday April 17 - TVNZ
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TVNZ - The Papua New Guinea Government has announced it will give FJ$40.36 million or US$23 to help Fiji prepare for next year's promised elections. Prime Minister Peter ... Two prisoners in American Samoa have survived being electrocuted in a work accident. |
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Apr 16, 2013 9:50pm
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More checks needed on recruitment group - TVNZ
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TVNZ - The Papua New Guinea Government has announced it will give FJ$40.36 million or US$23 to help Fiji prepare for next year's promised elections. Prime Minister Peter ... Two prisoners in American Samoa have survived being electrocuted in a work accident. |
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Apr 16, 2013 9:50pm
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