A 17-year old boy continues to fight for his life after he sustained serious injuries in a road accident along the Nadali Bypass Road in Nausori on Saturday afternoon.

The accident claimed the life of a man from Naila Village, Bau in Tailevu.

Police say the man who is in 20s allegedly lost control of his car which veered off the road and hit a culvert.

He was rushed to the Nausori Health Centre and later transferred to the CWM Hospital where he passed away.

The second passenger who is a 27-year-old man escaped unharmed.