A truck carrying a container of Sodium Cyanide to the Vatukoula Gold Mine veered off the road in Wailotua, Wainibuka today spilling the poisonous chemical in the process.

Police spokesperson, Inspector Josaia Weicavu said the driver of the truck received injuries and was conveyed to Korovou Hospital and later to the Colonial War Memorial Hospital.

He said an investigation into the matter continues and people living in Wainibuka are urged to stay away from their nearby creeks and the Wainibuka river.

By Reginald Chandar