A hit and run incident along the Hiritano Highway, Central province has claimed the life of a middle-aged man from a small village in Mekeo.

Friday’s incident near Doa rubber plantation has prompted the Central Provincial Police Commander Joseph Salle, to ask the people living in the surrounding communities and villages along the highway to be responsible and aware of their movement along the highway.

“The people in these communities should be very mindful that the main highway is not for them to be sitting on the side or doing whatever business they want to. It’s a government road and road were vehicles travel on. When they do that, they are just putting their lives at risk and this incident is very unfortunate,” says PPC Salle.

He also mentioned a nasty vehicle accident involving a truck and a Nissan Navara along the same highway. He is unable to give further details on this incident as he is still waiting for a full report from his officers on this accident.

Furthermore, the Central Police boss commended his officers for working tirelessly and for their commitment in ensuring the safety of the communities and villages in Central Province.

“Central province has a vast land mass, and the geographical setting of the province does not make it any easier for the few numbers of officers we have. But I thank them for maintaining their normal policing work and with the support of the community leaders and the people in the province remain safe with no major incidents or crimes for that matter,” says PPC Salle.

Meanwhile, the PPC is also still waiting on the Central Provincial Government (CPG) for the recruitment of 100 cadets to increase and strengthen the number of police officers in the province. At the moment talks of recruitment from CPG have not yet happened.