Beijing, Oct 1 (IANS): Six people, five Germans and a Chinese national, died and 14 passengers were injured after a tourist bus collided with a truck and caught fire Monday near here, police said.
The bus was carrying a group of German tourists and was driving on a pivotal expressway linking Beijing with Shanghai when the accident happened at 8.30 a.m., reported Xinhua, quoting the police.
The tour group was organised by the Beijing-based China Youth Travel Service.
Witnesses said they saw a few people escape the flames.
A photo posted on the web showed the whole vehicle engulfed in flames.