“He was a lovable boy, excellent listener and he was very respectful. This is a very difficult time for our family”
The family of a 42-year-old man who fell from a moving bus and ended up being run over is mourning his death.
The incident at Vaitele-tai instantly killed Alofa Alofaifo, last Saturday morning.
Attempts to get a comment from the Police yesterday were unsuccessful.
But Alofa’s mother, Iva Alofaifo, told the Samoa Observer they still couldn’t believe that her son has died.
“I miss him dearly,” she said.
“I really wish I could have seen him one more time before this happened.”
Iva said her son was a “good boy.”
“He was a lovable boy, excellent listener and he was very respectful," she said. “This is a very difficult time for our family.”
Alofa’s brother-in-law, Puletua Faimata said Alofa went to Apia to buy food for their Sunday to’ona’i when the incident happened.
“He slept here last Friday night,” he said referring to their house. “This has come as a complete shock to our family. Right now, I can say that he is the last person something like this could’ve happened to."
“I still cannot believe that he is gone. Many people who knew him also cannot believe what has happened.”
Emelina Mapuao, who lives across from where the incident happened, said the death is a real tragedy.
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She said she knows Alofa and his mother very well.
“It was last Friday that Alofa came to our house and asked for water and I noticed from his eyes that he was really drunk,” Mrs. Mapuao said.
“We talked and he left (Friday)."
“On Saturday at about six o’clock in the morning, I saw a bus parking for almost half an hour on the other side of the road with a number of people flocking to it."
“I didn't know that it was Alofa (they were looking at).”
Mrs. Mapuao said the Police visited their house that day.
“One of the policeman explained that the man hopped out of the bus while the bus was still moving."
“He slipped and fell to the ground and he ended up under the tyre of the bus."
“The Police officer also told us that the bus driver took his dead body to the hospital.”
Another eyewitness said the bus driver did not realise he had driven over someone.
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