The China Post
Date: July 23, 2016
By: Yuan-Ming Chiao
Grieving family and relatives of 24 mainland Chinese tourists killed in a bus blaze in Taoyuan are
A mainland Chinese man tearfully touches the portrait of a family member who was killed in the tour bus blaze, at a shrine in Taoyuan City. A total of 26 people died in the fatal accident, including 24 Chinese tourists, one Taiwanese driver and one Taiwanese tour guide. (CNA)
growing increasingly frustrated over the investigation into the causes of the tragedy, Friday.
Family members are demanding answers on the cause of the fire and why tourists were trapped onboard where they eventually suffocated.
Deputy Transport Minister Frank Fan (范植谷) stated that government agencies would reveal the truth on the cause of the accident as quickly as possible.
Many wept before the portraits of the victims while placing incense at their altars. They also collected their belongings found onboard the burned tour bus found by firefighters and law enforcement personnel.
Among the concerns the families have raised are whether the bus driver had multiple violations on record. Fan stated that the driver “only had two parking violations” on record. [FULL STORY]