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| Yellowstone National Park: Seven killed in tour bus crash | Yellowstone National Park: Seven killed in tour bus crash |
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| A collision between a tour bus and a truck near Yellowstone National Park killed seven people and injured eight others on Thursday. | A collision between a tour bus and a truck near Yellowstone National Park killed seven people and injured eight others on Thursday. |
| Police were alerted to the crash at 19:15 local time (02:15 GMT), when a Chevy pickup truck and a van carrying 14 tourists collided on a highway in eastern Idaho, state police said. | Police were alerted to the crash at 19:15 local time (02:15 GMT), when a Chevy pickup truck and a van carrying 14 tourists collided on a highway in eastern Idaho, state police said. |
| Both vehicles caught fire. The driver of the truck and six of the passengers in the van died. | Both vehicles caught fire. The driver of the truck and six of the passengers in the van died. |
| Police are still investigating the cause. The highway where the crash took place leads into the park, which is now entering its peak tourist season. | Police are still investigating the cause. The highway where the crash took place leads into the park, which is now entering its peak tourist season. |
| A photo from a passerby shows smoke billowing and flames near the crumpled front of the truck. | |
| The witness who took the photo, local resident Roger Merrill, told the BBC's US partner CBS News he was on his way home when he saw the scene unfolding. | The witness who took the photo, local resident Roger Merrill, told the BBC's US partner CBS News he was on his way home when he saw the scene unfolding. |
| Both vehicles were on fire, he said, and bystanders were trying to care for the survivors on the side of the highway. | Both vehicles were on fire, he said, and bystanders were trying to care for the survivors on the side of the highway. |
| "It is a very dangerous highway because it leads to the main entrance of Yellowstone National Park," he said. "It's extremely busy." | "It is a very dangerous highway because it leads to the main entrance of Yellowstone National Park," he said. "It's extremely busy." |
| The highway was closed for seven hours while emergency teams treated victims and cleared the crash site, about 16 miles from Yellowstone's entrance. | The highway was closed for seven hours while emergency teams treated victims and cleared the crash site, about 16 miles from Yellowstone's entrance. |
| Police said the local coroner's office will release the names of the dead after family members have been notified. | Police said the local coroner's office will release the names of the dead after family members have been notified. |
| Yellowstone, the US's oldest national park, covers nearly 3,500 sq miles in three states, including Idaho, Wyoming and Montana. | Yellowstone, the US's oldest national park, covers nearly 3,500 sq miles in three states, including Idaho, Wyoming and Montana. |
| It draws an average of four million tourists every year, with the majority of visitors coming between May and September, according to the National Park Service. | It draws an average of four million tourists every year, with the majority of visitors coming between May and September, according to the National Park Service. |