Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council, the official body handling cross-strait relations, said it had informed its counterpart in China of the crash. A Taiwanese driver and Taiwanese tour guide were also killed, the National Fire Agency confirmed. Media footage showed the bus, with flames shooting from the front, had rammed into an expressway barrier near Taipei. Photo credit: AFP / Taoyuan City Fire DepartmentA Taiwan bus taking mainland Chinese tourists to the airport for their flight home caught fire and crashed Tuesday, killing all 26 on board as desperate passengers struggled in vain to escape. A police spokesman said the bus had caught fire before it crashed into the barrier but gave no reason.

Source: Thanhnien News July 19, 2016 09:33 UTC