Haveluloto man charged after u-turn crash

PHOTO: A bus from Lapaha hit a van after its driver attempted a U-turn on Taufaʻāhau Rd. Photo/Supplied

A 54-year-old man from Haveluloto was charged by Police for careless driving after causing a crash with a bus when he attempted a U-turn in his van on Taufaʻāhau Rd early this week.

The unidentified driver was heading westward along Taufaʻāhau Rd and he was followed by the bus.

The driver of the van took a sudden U-turn before the bus struck, Sia Adams from Police Communication Unit at Longolongo said.

The incident happened at a corner of two roads at Haʻateiho village and the bus was from Lapaha .

No injuries were reported.

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