RITUAL FOR BUS ACCIDENT VICTIMS AT CRASH SITE|罹難者家屬14:00赴事發地招魂 國2交管

The families of the tour bus fire accident had gone to the funeral home and prayed for their deceased family members. Former Vice President Annette Lu was also there to pay her condolences. Initial investigation shows wires of batteries and drinking fountain had melted, but the conclusion has not yet been finalized. In the second meeting that was held last night, the families of the Chinese tourists questioned the reason why no one could escape, and demanded that they see the burned tour bus. Later today, the families will attend a religious ritual at the freeway accident site at 2:00pm, where traffic control will be held to block off the accident location. Victims' grieving families arrived at Zhongli Funeral Home for prayers. Victims' luggage also had transported to the funeral home for families to identify and claim. Former Vice President Annette Lu came to express her condolence to the deceased. She said Taiwan is a democratic country and will seek legal responsibilities in this matter, and this accident had nothing to do with politics. ==ANNETTE LU, Former R.O.C. Vice President== We continue to welcome Chinese friends to visit Taiwan, and there are also many Taiwanese friends are willing to visit China. Cross straits can work and cooperate on the issues of travel safety. Victims' families are not satisfied with the investigation, Ministry of Transportation and Communications has called for a speedy investigation from prosecutor's office. ==FAN CHIH-KU, Dep. Minister MOTC== The work on DNA matching of the deceased and their families was completed this morning. We still need to collect DNA samples from three families. Up to the afternoon of July 22nd, 19 bodies had been identified, and five more bodies remain for families to arrive and identify. TRANSLATED BY：ANTHONY LIN 陸客火燒車罹難家屬今天陸續到靈堂上香、認領遺體，場面哀戚。而上午前副總統呂秀蓮也到靈堂上香，表示這起重大安全事故，無關政治不必有太多聯想，中國台灣同表哀悼。 一早火燒車罹難家屬陸陸續續來到中壢殯儀館上香，難掩悲傷，許多家屬哭到泣不成聲。 罹難者行李早上也已經載到中壢殯儀館，下午讓家屬指認。上午前副總統呂秀蓮也來到中壢殯儀館，到遼寧旅遊團罹難者靈前上香，對家屬表達最深哀悼之意。表示台灣是法治國家，必須依法追究責任，這是一起重大安全事故，無關政治，不必有太多聯想，對此不幸事件中國、台灣同表哀悼。 ==前副總統 呂秀蓮== 我們還是非常歡迎 中國的朋友到台灣來 台灣的朋友也很多願意到中國去 旅遊交通安全 是兩岸可以更合作的地方 針對陸方家屬不滿事故原因尚未出爐，交通部也已經請地檢署加快偵查速度，初步了解電瓶和飲水機電線有熔解現象，但否是電路短路或走火造成，將進行最後鑑定，而23號下午2點，罹難者家屬也將到國道進行招魂。 ==交通部常務次長 范植谷== 現在所有已經確認 大體的這些家屬呢 明天下午全部都到 高速公路現場去 做招魂的工作 ==桃園市長 鄭文燦== 大陸方面的法律是規定 七天要火化 家屬也有做時間上的安排 不過因為司法調查程序 是由地檢署來主導 我相信他們會努力 今天下午地檢署已經完成19具遺體的確認，還有5具遺體的家屬還沒認，因為他們要等家人全到台灣，才一起指認。 記者詹淑雲 桃園報導