7 dead after tour van crash near Yellowstone

Deadly tour bus crash near Yellowstone

Seven people have died after a tour van and pickup truck collided near Yellowstone National Park, according to Idaho State Police. The fatal accident happened about 16 miles west of Yellowstone in Wyoming.

BOISE, Idaho - A pickup truck and tour van collided near Yellowstone National Park, killing seven people and injuring eight others, Idaho State Police told the Associated Press.

What happened in the incident?

What we know:

A Dodge Ram pickup truck and a tour van crashed a little before 7:15 p.m. Thursday on a highway near Henry’s Lake State Park in eastern Idaho, which is 16 miles west of Yellowstone National Park, the Associated Press reported, citing a police news release. 

Both vehicles caught fire after the collision, with authorities noting in the release that the driver of the pickup truck and six people inside the Mercedes passenger van died. 

Police spokesperson Aaron Snell said the van was carrying a tour group of 14 people, and the surviving occupants were taken to hospitals with injuries.

FILE-An entrance sign along U.S. Highway 212 at the northeast entrance into Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. (Photo by Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

What we don't know:

Authorities have not released the identities of the victims in the crash or have details of what caused the crash. The Idaho State Police said officials were still working on informing relatives of those killed and injured.