“Road Hogs” In Fiji.

From Our Own Correspondent BA, Feb. 14.

A VERY serious accident occurred on the Ba-Lautoka road at Tawarau on February 13, when a car and chara banc collided head on. In the car were two Chinamen and the wife and child of one of them; and the charabanc had a load of passengers.

In the collision one of the Chinamen was thrown forward on to the wind screen and had his throat cut by the broken glass. He was rushed to the Ba Hospital but was past help, as his head was almost severed. Other passengers in the two vehicles were badly knocked about and suffered injuries.

The deceased was a merchant from Levuka and had been staying with friends in Lautoka for a month, as he intended opening a business there. He had come through to Ba with friends and was on his way when the accident occurred.

The traffic laws ought to be tightened up, but very little can be done until the police have more men. The way the In

dian-owned charabancs and cars tear along, often overloaded with passengers and freight is a constant menace. Most of their vehicles are in bad condition and they only have them fixed when in spection is due. They seem to consider the roads as speedways for their own use, and more serious accidents are bound to occur if they are not checked.