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26
passengers killed after a bus carrying tourists catches fire near the airport
in #Taoyuan, #Taiwan
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Twenty-six people are
believed killed after a bus carrying tourists caught fire and burst into flames
after an accident on a highway in Taiwan, China.
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The driver
allegedly lost control and slammed into the railings thus preventing emergency doors from opening for passengers to escape as the doors wedged against the barrier
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RT
News report continues:
The
accident happened near Taoyuan City as the bus was heading to Taiwan Taoyuan
International Airport.
The
passengers are believed to be from mainland China, according to Taiwan News,
while the accident took place at around 1pm local time. The bus was traveling
on the main highway which links the city with the airport.
Television
footage showed that a red-and-white bus with the front
right side stuck in the railings in the central reservation. Plumes of black
smoke could be seen rising into the sky, while large flames were coming from
the wreckage.
A
total of 26 people are believed to have died in the accident, while it has been
reported that the group of tourists, who were from the Chinese province of
Liaoning in the northeast, were heading to the airport to return home.
The
tourist group consisted of 23 travelers and two guides, Taiwan News reports.
A
preliminary report by the local authorities says the fire started near the
front of the bus. The driver, who also died in the accident, lost control of
the vehicle and it slammed into the railings. Passengers were unable to escape
because the doors were wedged against the barrier, which prevented the
emergency doors from opening.
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport is around 40km west of the capital, Taipei, and is the biggest passenger transportation hub on the island.
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