The clash occurred at approximately 7:15 p.m. local time on Thursday (00:15 GMT) in the road 20 near of the lake Henry and the western entrance of the park.
The accident involved a van and a tourism vehicle, He transported 14 people. Six of the occupants of the vehicle and the driver They died of the truck.
The other eight people traveling in the vehicle of tourism They were injured.
Due to the magnitude of the incident and the process of notification to family members, names, ages, places of origin or nationalities have not been revealed, according to the Idaho State Police (ISP) in a statement.
The road remained completely closed for almost seven hours while emergency services and Department of Transportation Idaho worked to manage the place and clear the road.
The cause of the accident continues low investigation.
Images of the accident
Idaho State Police Say 7 People Were Killed, 8 Others Injurate after a pickup truck and a tour van collide on a highway in eastern Idaho That Leads to Yellowstone National Park.
The Crash Happened Thursday Evening, Police Said. pic.twitter.com/rzntivjnvl
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“A Passenger van Carrying More than a dozen tourists collid with a pickup truck in a fiery highway crash near yellowstone National Park, Killing Seven People, Idaho State Police reported on Friday.”
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