Tourist bus catches fire, passengers escape injury


KOTA KINABALU: Forty people, mainly tourists, escaped unscathed when their bus caught fire along the Tamparuli-Ranau road near here at 7.30pm on Sunday.

The tourists of unknown nationalities were not disclosed, were immediately evacuated from the vehicle by the driver when the engine started to emit smoke.

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