7 dead after truck and tour van collide near Yellowstone National Park

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.

Rescue workers arrive to the accident scene near Henry’s Lake State Park in eastern Idaho on Thursday. (Roger Merrill via AP)

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