A large-scale tourist bus on the Hunan provincial highway has been hit by fire and the death of 26 passengers in the wake of the explosion at the Shanxi provincial landslide and Jiangsu Province chemical industrial complex in China.

According to the official Xinhua News Agency, 26 passengers and 26 passengers were killed and 28 injured on a 59-person diesel tourist bus that ran at 7:15 pm in Hunan provincial Changjiang highway yesterday (22nd).

At the time of the accident, the bus was found to have 56 people, including two drivers.

It was reported that the bus was suddenly surrounded by flames as it passed the Hunan highway starting from Zhengzhou in Henan province.

Hunan province disaster and accident authorities have rescued police officers and firefighters on the spot immediately after the accident and researched the cause of the accident against two drivers.

Authorities also said that passengers are Chinese.

Chinese President Hu Jintao has urged Jiangsu Province authorities and relevant ministries to do their utmost in rescue operations and accidents.

(Photo = Xinhua Network, Yonhap News)