According to a report by Chinese-language news outlet Lianhe Zaobao, the bus was carrying 29 tourists from the Republic, who were on a 13-day tour with Chan Brothers travel agency. The accident happened at about 1pm local time (7pm Singapore time) in Rovaniemi, a popular tourist destination.

Two people were killed and several injured when a bus and a minivan carrying tourists mainly from China and Singapore collided in Finnish Lapland, police said Friday.

Several travellers from a Singapore tour group were slightly injured in Finland on Dec 19 when a coach they were travelling in collided with a minibus. Two people – the minibus driver and a passenger – died at the scene,

HELSINKI : Two people were killed and several injured when a bus and a minivan carrying tourists mainly from China and Singapore collided in Finnish Lapland, police said today.