At least 26 people have been killed in a tour bus fire
after it crashed into a guardrail on a highway near Taoyuan International
Airport, according to the Ministry of the Interior's National Fire Agency.
Of the dead, 24 were tourists from China, including three
children, a Taiwanese tour guide and the bus driver also died.
The crash occurred just before 1 p.m. local time on the
No. 2 National Freeway that serves the capital Taipei's airport, CNA reported.
The bus was westbound on the highway and headed for the airport, where the tour
group was due to fly back home after seven days in the country.
The Taoyuan City fire department deployed 23 vehicles and
60 firefighters to join the firefighting and rescue operation. After
extinguishing the fire, the crew reported finding a number of burned bodies.
The Tourism Bureau confirmed that the group of tourists
was from Dalian City in Liaoning Province, China.
Source: CNN
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