Bus carrying 40 passengers catches fire on Japan's Chuo Expressway; all evacuate safely

The bus that caught fire while driving on Wednesday. - Photo: The Yomiuri Shimbun

TOKYO: A fire broke out near the engine room of a bus travelling from Shinjuku to Lake Yamanaka in Yamanashi Prefecture on the Chuo Expressway in Hino, Tokyo, at around 9am on Wednesday (Feb 18).

The rear section of the bus was burned. All 40 passengers, including foreigners, evacuated the vehicle and were unharmed.

According to the Hino Police Station of the Metropolitan Police Department, the bus driver said, “A warning sound went off while driving, and white smoke rose inside the vehicle.” - The Yomiuri Shimbun