A 58-year-old man has died in an accident after he was run over by a minivan at a supermarket carport in Wairabetia junction in Lautoka, yesterday.

Police say the man was taken to the hospital and was later pronounced dead.

In a video circulating on social media, people were seen rushing in to help lift the minivan as the man was trapped under the vehicle.

Police say investigations into this incident continue.