7 people are dead after a truck and tour van collided near Yellowstone, police say

Source: Associated Press, via WTOP

7 people are dead after a truck and tour van collided near Yellowstone, police say

The Associated Press
May 2, 2025, 2:47 PM



BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A pickup truck and a tour van collided on a highway leading to Yellowstone National Park, leaving seven people dead and eight others injured, Idaho State Police said.

The crash happened just before 7:15 p.m. Thursday near Henry’s Lake State Park in eastern Idaho, police said in a press release. The state park is roughly 16 miles (26 kilometers) west of Yellowstone National Park. … Authorities have not said what led up to the crash.

Both vehicles caught fire, the Idaho State Police said in a press release. The driver of the Dodge Ram pickup and six people inside the Mercedes passenger van died. The van was carrying a tour group of 14 people, and the surviving occupants were taken to hospitals with injuries, police spokesman Aaron Snell said.

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