At least 32 people have died after a tour bus carrying 44 people crashed in Taiwan.

Many others were injured when the vehicle turned over on a ramp near the capital, Taipei, trapping many passengers inside, according to Taiwan's Central News Agency.

A number of people were trapped under the crushed bus, and rescuers used a crane to pry the vehicle open.

Local TV station TVBS said 16 people had been taken to hospital.

Image: At least 32 people have died after a tour bus crashed in Taiwan

Officials said all those who died were Taiwanese.


A Taipei city official said: "It happened on a curve, so the bus flipped and that could be due to excess speed.

"The whole frame of the bus changed shape, got crushed and left no openings."