Update: 4:28PM FIVE people who suffered injuries in a road accident on Friday night are still recovering in hospital.

The accident happened at Varutu slope in Nasarawaqa, Bua when a 57-year-old driver tried to overtake a power tiller and his vehicle collided with a car coming from the opposite direction.

The 57-year-old driver and the 48-year-old driver of the car were admitted in a critical condition in Labasa Hospital while three people in the power tiller were admitted for observation.

Police spokesman Inspector Josaia Weicavu said this afternoon that all involved in the accident were still admitted in Labasa Hospital in stable condition.