Authorities have named a man who died after his car collided with a tree at Ta’anea.
The incident happened at around 6:45pm on Friday, August 23.
The deceased was Tafini Fanga’ata Tongia, aged 49.
Reports said his son and another passenger received minor injuries.
Police said they are continuing to make inquiries into the circumstances of the crash
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