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Fiery tour van crash near Yellowstone National Park kills 7 people

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Fiery tour van crash near Yellowstone National Park kills 7 people

Seven people have been killed in a fiery collision between a tour van and a pickup truck near Yellowstone National Park, Idaho State Police said Friday.

The cause of the crash, which happened just before 7:15 p.m. Thursday, 16 miles outside the park, remains under investigation. Both vehicles caught fire.

A red Truck on fire with police surrounding.

Seven people were killed in a deadly collision between a truck and a tour van in eastern Idaho. AP

Six of the 14 tourists in the van died, as well as the driver of the Dodge Ram pickup.

Another eight people were injured and were transported to hospital.

“It is a very dangerous highway,” said Roger Merrill, 60, who witnessed the vehicles burn after the crash. “It’s extremely busy.”

Rescue workers arrive to the scene after a deadly collision between a pickup truck and tour

A witness to the accident says the isolated location caused a delay for first responders. Roger Merrill/AP

Rescue workers arrive to the scene after a deadly collision between a pickup truck and tour van near Henryâs Lake State Park in eastern Idaho

8 patients were transported to local hospitals in the wake of the horror crash. Roger Merrill/AP

A video he captured shows a banged up red pickup truck, and what appears to be a passenger van completely engulfed in flames, with a thick plume of black smoke billowing in the air, as paramedics and firefighters run toward the scene.

Merrill said he and others tried to help the injured passengers on the side of the highway, while anxiously waiting for first responders to arrive.

“It took an unnervingly long time for help to arrive just because of the location,” he said.

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