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Taiwan bus crash: 'At least 26 people killed' as tourist bus bursts into flames | Taiwan bus crash: 'At least 26 people killed' as tourist bus bursts into flames |
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At least 26 people have reportedly been killed after a bus carrying tourists crashed and caught fire in Taiwan. | At least 26 people have reportedly been killed after a bus carrying tourists crashed and caught fire in Taiwan. |
The coach was travelling to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport when it crashed into a roadside barrier. | The coach was travelling to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport when it crashed into a roadside barrier. |
The official Central News Agency says the accident took place shortly after noon on the No. 2 national highway in Taoyuan county, south of the capital, Taipei. | The official Central News Agency says the accident took place shortly after noon on the No. 2 national highway in Taoyuan county, south of the capital, Taipei. |
The website of Taiwan's China Times newspaper said those aboard were tourists from China's Liaoning province, but officials have not confirmed that detail. | |
The paper said no one aboard made it off the burning bus. | |
Photos from the scene show flames and thick black smoke pouring from the cab of the bus. | Photos from the scene show flames and thick black smoke pouring from the cab of the bus. |
Taoyuan fire department official Zeng Hao told the Associated Press by phone that the total number of dead and injured was still being compiled. | Taoyuan fire department official Zeng Hao told the Associated Press by phone that the total number of dead and injured was still being compiled. |