10 die in fiery bus crash - Fiji

Ten people, including children, died when a bus caught fire in Fiji, last night.

The incident happened about 11pm near Sigatoka, 70km from Nadi Airport, the Fijilive website reported.

The bus had been hired by a group heading for Martintar, in Nadi.

Police were still to confirm the cause of the fire and the number of passengers on board the bus.

"The investigation has not quite begun until the passengers who have been taken to hospital are being treated," the officer on duty said.

"The bus driver survived the crash."

Among the dead was a pregnant woman and her two young children.

- NZPA