[Source: Fiji Police]

Police officers are investigating an accident whereby a Sun Beam Bus collided with a locomotive.

The accident happened at around 5.30pm at Queens Highway in Navo, Nadi.

Initial information gathered by traffic officers reveal that a bus collided head-on with a locomotive driven by a 45-year-old from Moala village in Nadi.

The locomotive was crossing the Navo Road.

The Locomotive driver and a boy escaped injuries while the bus driver and over 40 passengers who were in the bus were taken to the Nadi Hospital for treatment.

Some passengers have been kept under observation.

The investigation continues.

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