At least four people were killed and up to 15 others were critically injured Friday after a tour bus crashed near Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah, authorities said.
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At least four fatalities are confirmed in the #SR12BusCrash. Multiple critical injuries. UHP PIO is enroute from Salt Lake and will be on scene as soon as possible.
The bus slammed into a guard rail and rolled onto its side, KUTV reported. The crash happened at around 11:30 a.m. near a highway rest stop about 7 miles from the park entrance.
Photos from the Garfield County Sheriff’s Officeshow the top of a white bus smashed in and one side peeling away as it rests mostly off the side of a road near a sign for restrooms. Authorities were tending to people on the road, and others stood around covered in shiny blankets, the photos show.
Four people are dead and dozens more were injured after bus crashed near Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah.
All 30 people on board, including the driver, sustained injuries and at least 7 are considered in critical condition, Garfield County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Denise Dastrup told Fox News. The Utah Highway Patrol tweeted that between 12 and 15 people had suffered “very critical injuries” and that the tourists on the bus were “Chinese-speaking.” Another 10 people suffered “minor to serious” injuries.
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