BY GREGORY HAKA
Kirakira Hospital’s ambulance in Makira Province had an accident near the D10 night club in the early morning hours of Monday, 29 December 2025.
The Kirakira Police traffic division have launched an investigation into the accident that has left the ambulance laying overturned near a road between 1:00-2:00am in the early hours of Monday.
In an interview with Island Sun, Kirakira police traffic division said the driver of the ambulance, a nurse from Kirakira hospital, had demanded the key to the vehicle from the hospital driver and drove off to D10 night club in search for beers on Sunday night, 28th December.
Under the influence of liquor, the nurse was driving, making his way back to Kirakira station and on the way the accident occurred leaving the ambulance overturned 50 meters away from the D10 night club, near Ngorangora airport.
The cause of the accident as mentioned was that the driver had drove into thick layers of earth before veering off the road, causing the vehicle to overturn.
Kirakira Police traffic division said the suspect has been apprehended and placed in police custody in Kirakira while investigation into the matter continues.
Kirakira hospital could not be reached for additional information regarding this accident hence there was no response from the Health and Medical services in Makira Ulawa Province (Kirakira Hospital).
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