A toddler has tragically died after she was struck by a reversing car being driven by an elderly man.
The driver, a 70-year-old man had been charged with manslaughter by negligence.
The one-year-old girl was playing at her residence when she was hit by the reversing vehicle in Ngele’ia.
The girl was taken to Vaiola Hospital in a serious condition on Tuesday evening but she was pronounced dead a short time later.
Police reportedly believed the driver was unaware that the deceased was behind the vehicle.
Police investigations were continuing.
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