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26 killed in Taiwan as bus carrying tourists bursts into flames

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8 years ago

July 19, 2016

26 killed in Taiwan as bus carrying tourist’s bursts into flames

Tragedy struck in Taiwan on Tuesday when a bus carrying tourists burst into flames killing 26 passengers after the vehicle which was heading to the local airport crashed into a highway railing.

In a statement issued by China’s north-eastern province of Liaoning, the bus was carrying 24 tourists on an eight-day tour organised by a travel agency when the unfortunate incident which also claimed the lives of driver and the tour guide happened.

“The fire moved very fast. All 26 died,” Lu Jui-yao, an official with the National Highway Police Bureau, told reporters.

Following the incident, Taiwan’s cabinet spokesman, Tung Chen-yuan, said government officials dealing with tourism and China affairs had reached out to their mainland counterparts and that they would help arrange for relatives of the victims to come to Taiwan.

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