Tour van crash near Yellowstone National Park leaves 7 dead, police say

Seven radical person died aft a circuit van and pickup motortruck collided adjacent Yellowstone National Park, according to Idaho State Police.

The fatal mishap happened Thursday nighttime connected U.S. Highway 20 adjacent Henry's Lake State Park successful eastbound Idaho, located astir 16 miles westbound of Yellowstone successful Wyoming.

"At astir 7:15 p.m., ISP troopers responded to the collision astatine milepost 399. The clang progressive a Dodge Ram pickup and a Mercedes rider van. There were 14 occupants successful the van and 1 occupant, the driver, successful the pickup. Tragically, six individuals successful the van and the operator of the pickup died arsenic a effect of the crash," Idaho State Police said.

"The van was operating arsenic a circuit vehicle. Due to the magnitude of the incidental and the ongoing process of notifying the adjacent of kin, nary names, ages, hometowns, oregon nationalities person been released. Once available, the Fremont County Coroner’s Office volition supply information," it continued.

Rescue workers get to the country aft a deadly collision betwixt a pickup motortruck and circuit van adjacent Henry’s Lake State Park successful eastbound Idaho connected Thursday, May 1. (Roger Merrill via AP)

The origin of the clang remains nether probe Friday.

Roger Merrill, 60, told the Associated Press helium was driving location erstwhile helium saw the flames engulfing the 2 vehicles arsenic bystanders tried to attraction for survivors from the van connected the broadside of the highway. Merrill said helium often sees tourer vans connected the road that leads to Yellowstone National Park.

The aftermath of the clang betwixt a circuit van and pickup motortruck on U.S. Highway 20 adjacent Henry's Lake State Park successful eastbound Idaho connected Thursday, May 1. (Roger Merrill/TMX)

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Due to the distant location, Merrill said helium anxiously awaited the assistance of archetypal responders.

"It took an unnervingly agelong clip for assistance to get conscionable due to the fact that of the location," helium said.

The clang successful eastbound Idaho connected Thursday near 7 radical dead, according to Idaho State Police. (Roger Merrill/TMX)

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"U.S. Highway 20 was afloat closed for astir 7 hours portion exigency responders and the Idaho Transportation Department worked to negociate the country and wide the roadway. The roadworthy is unfastened for regular traffic," Idaho State Police said.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.