Honiara: 15 January 2017
Letter to the Editor, Solomon Star and Island Sun Newspapers.
I am somewhat puzzled by a report in the Island Sun in recent days in which the Director of Traffic of the Kukum based Traffic Department said there had been four major vehicle accidents on Honiara’s main road over the festive season.
VEHICLE COLLISIONS IN HONIARA OVER THE FESTIVE SEASON
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