南韩客车高速公路起火 10人丧生

Fire and rescue services attend the scene of a bus accident near Ulsan, on South Korea's south-eastern coast on October 14, 2016. At least 10 people were killed and seven others seriously injured as their tour bus caught fire on a highway near South Korea's southeastern city of Ulsan, police said. The bus was carrying 20 people late October 13 night when one of the front tires exploded, causing it to crash into a concrete guardrail and catch fire, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported citing a witness of the fatal accident.  / AFP PHOTO / YONHAP / Yonhap /  - South Korea OUT / REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT  NO ARCHIVES  RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE
(中央社首尔14日综合外电报导)新华社报导,南韩京釜高速公路蔚山市彦阳岔口附近13日晚间发生客车起火事故,造成10人死亡。

据南韩联合新闻通讯社(Yonhap)报导,事故发生在晚间22时11分,车上乘客大部分为韩华化学公司的退休职工,刚从国外旅游归来,客车在从大邱机场回蔚山的路上突然起火。事故导致车上19人中的10人丧生,其馀9人被消防人员救出後送至附近医院。

韩国警方认为,可能是副驾驶席一侧的轮胎突然爆胎,导致车辆撞上公路护栏产生火花而引发事故。目前,事故原因还在调查中。