A team of independent forensic experts from Australia are expected to arrive in the country tomorrow, to assist the authorities to investigate the Raiwaqa bus fire on Thursday night in Malaqereqere, Sigatoka, which claimed ten lives.
Police spokesperson Atunaisa Sokomuri confirmed they have sought the assistance of the forensic experts to speed-up the investigation process.
Twenty police officers, Land Transport Authority and National Fire Authority officials are working around the clock to determine the cause of the fire.
Director traffic Ramend Raj said police will conduct further examinations on the bus, and take statements from eye witnesses later today, before any decision is made on whether charges will be laid against the driver who is still in police custody.
Meanwhile, police are hopeful of informing all the next of kin of the ten people today who lost their lives in the tragic accident.
Senior Superintendent of Police Raj confirmed most of the bodies have been identified, and the process of informing the next of kin is taking long, because most of them live in the outer islands and Ovalau, which is the reason for the delay.
The post mortem examination of the ten people who died began this morning.
The ten who died include seven females and three males and this also includes some children as young as a one-year-old baby.
The ten who died were trapped inside the bus and were unable to escape because of the glass windows.
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