More than 20 tourists from China died Tuesday when a fire broke out in their tour bus after it rammed into a guardrail on the side of No. 2 National Freeway, authorities said.
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According to AFP, the accident happened near Taoyuan City as the bus was heading to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.
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The group of tourists aboard the bus was from Liaoning Province, China, the Central News Agency reported, citing the Tourism Bureau.
The accident reportedly took place at about 1 p.m. local time (05:00 GMT) on the side of No. 2 National Freeway when the bus was heading to the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport.
