Update: 11:30AM PASSENGERS travelling on a bus heading towards Nadi escaped injuries after an accident yesterday afternoon.

Police spokeswoman Ana Naisoro said the incident occurred around 4.45pm on Denarau Island when the driver of the 25-seater bus allegedly failed to negotiate the roundabout near the main gate and crashed into a flower bed before hitting a retaining wall.

She said the 22 passengers and the driver escaped injuries.