Speed possible in deadly Taiwan bus crash

Speed may have been a factor in Taiwan's worst road accident in three decades which left 32 people dead.

A crane lifts the wreck of a bus that crashed at a highway in Taipei

A tour bus has flipped over and crashed in the Taiwan capital Taipei, killing at least 32 people. (AAP)

Investigators are looking into excessive speed as the possible cause of a bus crash in Taiwan that killed 32 people and injured several others in the island's worst road accident in more than three decades.

The bus flipped over on Monday evening while cornering on an expressway ramp in Taiwan's capital Taipei after taking a tour group to view cherry blossoms.

Highway police spokesman Ma Ling-wen said speed had not yet been ruled out as a cause of the crash.

The bus was carrying 44 people, mainly senior citizens, many of whom were trapped under the crushed wreckage. Rescuers were forced to use a crane to pry the vehicle open.

Thirty-two people, all Taiwanese, were confirmed dead and the remaining passengers were sent to hospitals for treatment. Both the bus driver and tour guide were among the dead.


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Published 14 February 2017 2:00pm
Source: AAP

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