A severe collision involving a pickup truck and a tour van near Yellowstone National Park claimed seven lives on Thursday evening. The tour van, which was carrying 14 passengers, lost six members while the driver of the Dodge Ram pickup was also killed. The incident occurred shortly before 7:15 p.m. on U.S. Highway 20, leading to a seven-hour closure of the highway due to an ensuing fire. Investigation into the cause is ongoing, and authorities have yet to release details of the victims pending family notification.
Six of the victims were part of a tour van carrying 14 people, while the driver of the pickup, who was the sole occupant, also died.
The collision occurred just before 7:15 p.m. on U.S. Highway 20 near Henry's Lake, leaving both directions of the highway shut down for seven hours.
An aerial ambulance was called to transport airlift the most severely injured, highlighting the grave nature of the incident.
The cause of the crash is currently under investigation by Idaho State Police, as they work to inform the families of those who died.
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