BOSTON A 45-foot coach operated by accident-prone Chinatown operator Fung Wah skidded off the Massachusetts Turnpike late last month and hit a guard rail.

None of the roughly 50 people on the bus were reported injured. When interviewed by local media, the passengers couldnt agree on whether the coach was driving too fast for conditions.

The incident occurred just before noon during a storm. Other major bus operators reportedly had shut down their Boston operations during the bad weather.

The incident was the latest in the string of events involving Fung Wah.

About two years ago, a Fung Wah bus caught fire in Boston. Last September, a Fung Wah coach full of passengers rolled near Auburn, Mass., because the driver was driving too fast. Many were hurt.

In early January, a set of duals on a Boston-bound Fung Wah bus sheared off the lug bolts and nearly came off the coach. The bus had traveled nearly 200 miles at highway speeds on an early-morning run from New York.

When the State Police arrived, the two right-rear wheels were dangling from the axle. Investigators said the sheared-off bolts were an indication the lug nuts may not have been properly tightened.

None of the 30 passengers on board was injured. Massachusetts State Police cited the company for failure to properly maintain equipment.

Following the rollover incident, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration fined Fug Wah more than $31,000, in part, for letting non-English speaking drivers carry its passengers. (See Nov. 15 Bus & Motorcoach News.)

State police determined the driver in the most recent crash could effectively communicate in English.

Fung Wah has been under heightened regulatory scrutiny for its string of mishaps.