2016 Taoyuan bus fire

When

19 Jul 2016

Kind

Road accident

Coordinates

25.04° N, 121.22° E

Description

bus fire in Taoyuan, Taiwan

Bus fire in Taoyuan, Taiwan

The 2016 Taoyuan bus fire occurred on the ROC National Road No. 2, in the 2nd Taoyuan City Great Park section. The bus that was involved was carrying Chinese tourists. At 12:57 on July 19, 2016, on State Road at the 2nd West Park section, a bus operated by Red Coral Bus Team, with the license plate number 197-EE, having driven to within 4.2 km of Taoyuan airport, suddenly caught on fire and started burning.

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