A New York-to-Boston bus burst into flames on the Massachusetts Turnpike early yesterday, sending spectacular flames into the sky and capping what two passengers said was a harrowing trip after the driver ignored problems with the vehicle and continued to Boston.
Shitong Ou — the driver of the Travel Pack bus, based in Chinatown — pulled over before the toll booths in Allston-Brighton and ordered all passengers off. Seconds later, the vehicle burst into flames, shortly after 2 a.m., according to passengers and state officials.
The bus was destroyed by the fire, which closed the eastbound Mass. Pike before the Allston-Brighton tolls for about an hour. Neither Ou nor his passengers, estimated at 10, were injured. Records show Ou had five moving violations last year.
