湖南旅游大巴起火26人死亡 涉事司机已被拘留

Twenty-six people were killed and 28 others injured after a tour coach caught fire in central China's Hunan Province on Friday, local authorities said.

当地有关部门周五表示，中国中部湖南省的一名旅游大把起火，造成26人死亡，28人受伤。

The injured, including five in critical condition, were rushed to three local hospitals for treatment, according to the publicity department of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China.

据中共湖南省委宣传部门介绍，伤者中有五人情况危急，已被送往三家当地医院接受治疗。

The accident happened around 19:15 on Friday evening when the 59-seater bus from neighboring Henan province suddenly caught fire on a highway in Hanshou County in the city of Changde. There were 56 people on board, including 53 passengers, two drivers and a tour guide.

事故发生在周五晚上19:15分左右，在常德市汉寿县的一条高速公路上，来自邻省河南省可坐59人的大巴车突然着火。车上有56人，包括53名乘客，两名司机和一名导游。

The two drivers were detained and an investigation into the cause of the accident is under way.

这两名司机被拘留，目前正在调查事故原因。