Officers of the Royal Solomon Island Police Force (RSIPF) at Kirakira are investigating a fallen log that allegedly killed a 30-year-old male person at Maepua log pond on 9 June 2023.
Provincial Police Commander (PPC) Makira Ulawa Province Superintendent Peter Sitai says, “The male person in his 30s from Bina village, west Kwaio in Malaita province was hit by a fallen round log.”
PPC Sitai says, “The incident occurred while the deceased was in the process of unhooking a brace chain used to hold and brace logs from falling off from the truck during hauling.”