28 Dec 2004

Boy dies in American Samoa after being hit by car

11:20 am on 28 December 2004

A fourteen year old boy has died in American Samoa after being hit by a car whilst riding his bike.

Police say the boy, from Faleniu village, was riding his bike on the main road in Alao village when he was hit by a driver coming in the opposite direction.

The boy was rushed to hospital but died a few hours later.

Police say the driver was not intoxicated but they are looking into whether she was speeding.