A man believed to be in his 20s who was found dumped on a road in the outskirts of Hihifo has died in hospital.

Local media have reported a man was found with serious injuries in Ha’atafu on Sunday.

He was rushed to hospital, but authorities could not be able to immediately identify him, the reports said.

Facebook users have identified the deceased and his mother and shared his photos on Facebook this morning.

We chose not to release that identification at this stage until we could be able to make contact with authorities.