All 26 occupants die in fiery Taiwan tour bus crash
Sunday, 20 Jul, 2016
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A Taiwan tour bus with 24 Chinese tourists crashed and burst into flames, killing everyone onboard.
The Taiwanese driver and the tour guide were also killed, the National Highway Police Bureau said.
The bus was headed to Taoyuan Airport for the flight home to China after an eight-day tour when it slammed into a highway railing and caught fire.
Children were among the dead, authorities said.
"The fire moved very fast. All 26 died," said National Highway Police Bureau Lu Jui-yao
Taiwan’s cabinet spokesman, Tung Chen-yuan said arrangements are being made to fly relatives of the dead to Taiwan.
The bus tour was organized by a travel agency in China’s Northeastern province of Liaoning.
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