A MAN is in critical condition at the Lautoka Hospital after the car he was driving went off the road at Velovelo in Lautoka on Friday night.
Police spokesman Inspector Atuniasa Sokomuri said the passengers ran away after surviving the accident, leaving the injured driver behind.
"Police are suspecting the driver and the passengers were drunk during the incident," he said. Road accidents have claimed nine lives so far this year compared to six for the same period last year.