At least eight people have been killed in a bus crash in Samoa.
About 30 people were on board a bus that lost control and crashed on a narrow stretch of coastal road on the Pacific nation's mainland.
Authorities are yet to confirm whether Samoa's September switch to driving on the left contributed to the accident, although speed is believed to have been a factor.
The Samoa Observer reported that the bus rolled at Solosolo on its way from Apia to Lalomauaga, on the eastern side of the island of Upolu yesterday.
Radio New Zealand reported that at least eight people had died and more than 20 were injured. It said that a six-month baby was among the dead.
A witness told the Samoa Observer that a 10-year-old girl survived the crash but had lost her right arm.
Another said a baby had been pulled alive from the arms of its dead mother who was caught in the wreckage.
The bus driver reportedly fled the scene.
Police are investigating.
The accident comes as Samoans are still grieving over a tsunami that killed 143 people, including five Australians, in the country in late September.
Much of the southern coast was devastated by the waves, and recovery has been slow, with hundreds of survivors still living in tents or under tarpaulins, and nursing tsunami-related injuries.
- NZHERALD STAFF with AAP
At least 8 killed in Samoa crash
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