A Tongan successful businesswoman died suddenly in Nuku’alofa this afternoon.

Adiloa Fifita Lātū, 59, of Kolomotu’a allegedly collapsed while having lunch with a relative.

She was rushed to hospital but she allegedly died on the way to Vaiola.

Mrs. Fifita Lātū owned two One-Stop-shops at One Way road in Nuku’alofa which sold clothing, shoes, fabric, giftware, homeware, hardware and jewellery for more than two decades.

Mrs. Fifita Lātū was Finland’s honorary consul in Tonga.

She is survived by her husband ‘Atonino Lātū and two children from a previous marriage.

She previously married to businessman Naran Prema.