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At least seven dead in Yellowstone national park fireball after horror bus crash: Follow updates
UK Daily Mail ^ | 05/02/2025 | LAUREN ACTON-TAYLOR

Posted on 05/02/2025 11:12:29 AM PDT by DFG

A tour van collision left at least seven dead near Yellowstone National Park after both vehicles caught on fire on Thursday evening.

A deadly collision near Yellowstone National Park left seven dead after a tour bus crashed into a Dodge Ram pickup truck, according to Idaho police.

Thursday night at 7.15pm on a highway near Henry's Lake State Park, 16 miles west of Yellowstone, the two vehicles collided before both caught on fire.

The driver of the pickup truck was reported to have died along with six others in the tour van, which was carrying a group of 14 people in total.

Idaho State Police have not released how many others involved in the crash were injured, and the names of the victims have yet to be released.

Air ambulances and emergency paramedics responded to the scene.

It remains unclear what caused the deadly crash as the investigation remains ongoing.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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1 posted on 05/02/2025 11:12:29 AM PDT by DFG
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To: DFG

Misleading headline. Not in Yellowstone National Park. Nearby, but not in the park.

But yes, Yellowstone has lots of ways to kill you, including vehicular accidents.


2 posted on 05/02/2025 11:17:34 AM PDT by sphinx
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To: ansel12

ping


3 posted on 05/02/2025 11:18:36 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: DFG
Much of that road is two lane at speeds varying between 45 near campgrounds and 65 in between. In the sections with an incline, the uphill side gets 2 lanes to allow passing slower traffic. I would hazard a guess that one of the drivers got impatient and attempted to pass slower traffic and ended up with a head-on with the opposing traffic.

My wife wants to make a Yellowstone run soon. The Old Faithful parking lot is 186 miles from my driveway. We visited often in the 2003 to 2010 time frame. The old asphalt road will have a scorch there for a season.

4 posted on 05/02/2025 11:21:43 AM PDT by Myrddin
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To: DFG

“It remains unclear what caused the deadly crash....”

Wouldn’t surprise me if texting had something to do with it.


5 posted on 05/02/2025 11:23:29 AM PDT by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!)
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To: V_TWIN

God bless the victims, either texting or DUI, IMO.


6 posted on 05/02/2025 11:27:04 AM PDT by DallasBiff (Apology not accepted.la is not the sharpest knife in the drawer)
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To: BenLurkin

Ping to what?


7 posted on 05/02/2025 11:27:59 AM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: V_TWIN

It wouldn’t surprise me if there is no cell phone coverage in that area.


8 posted on 05/02/2025 11:30:34 AM PDT by 43north ("All dogs want to be Labradors and all Labradors want to be black." Stonnie Dennis.)
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To: DFG

Daily Mail knowingly turned this into click bait by lying about the location.


9 posted on 05/02/2025 11:30:56 AM PDT by oil_dude
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To: sphinx

Where was Smoky the Bear? He wants you to prevent forest fires, some of them caused by burning crashed vehicles.


10 posted on 05/02/2025 11:31:12 AM PDT by Veto! (Trump Is Superman)
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To: DFG

I stayed at the Henry’s Lake Park for a week about 2 years ago. That stretch of road, while pretty straight, is quite confusing. After a week of being there, I was still worried about what everyone was going to do at the Park turnoff.

Additionally, a guy got killed by Griz at that park a few years back, walking the open field nature trail. Wild!


11 posted on 05/02/2025 11:32:24 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (My Bearded Lady neighbor is an "Intimacy Coach" from the shed w/ Palestinian & Gay flags.)
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To: sphinx

But isn’t there a slice of the Park in Idaho, supposedly where you can’t be prosecuted because no one lives there and therefore no possibly of a jury trial?


12 posted on 05/02/2025 11:35:53 AM PDT by hanamizu ( )
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To: DFG

If the bears don’t get you, the buses will.


13 posted on 05/02/2025 11:42:23 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: sphinx
The accident occurred in Idaho in US 20 near mile post 399

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14 posted on 05/02/2025 12:00:03 PM PDT by Myrddin
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To: hanamizu

In pop culture and Taylor Sheridan’s imagination, yes. Go there and murder someone, or start selling cocaine on the side of the road and see how fast they figure out the legalese to arrest and prosecute you.

There was no law whatsoever to allow the US to prosecute the Blackwater guys at Tahir Square. No status of forces agreement, nothing. So they sent the FBI over, did an investigation and prosecuted them anyway.

Another recent example, nothing in the Alien Enemies act allows courts to review the President’s designation and the method he uses to remove them. Under the act the courts are only allowed to hear cases US citizen bring AGAINST an enemy alien.

Today we are basically under a hard authoritarian government. They can do anything they want, and we must follow the rules meticulously. For us, strict obedience, for them, stroke of the pen, law of the land.


15 posted on 05/02/2025 12:16:04 PM PDT by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2025... RETURN OF THE JEDI...)
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To: DFG

Isaiah Moreno, 25 was the driver of the pickup. Bet it’s gonna turn out to be a Biden migrant...


16 posted on 05/02/2025 12:22:30 PM PDT by DesertRhino (2016 Star Wars, 2020 The Empire Strikes Back, 2025... RETURN OF THE JEDI...)
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To: DallasBiff
God bless the victims, either texting or DUI, IMO.

Or what is more common in my rural area, two lane highways with drivers too impatient to wait for it to be safe to pass slower vehicles.

17 posted on 05/02/2025 12:37:57 PM PDT by Inyo-Mono
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To: Myrddin
The accident location is US-20 near the intersection with Meadow Creek Rd for those without mile post annotated maps.
18 posted on 05/02/2025 12:38:44 PM PDT by Myrddin
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To: DesertRhino

NO BET

MAYBE TRUCK ALSO STOLEN???


19 posted on 05/02/2025 12:39:51 PM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: DesertRhino
Isaiah Moreno, 25 was the driver of the pickup. Bet it’s gonna turn out to be a Biden migrant...


20 posted on 05/02/2025 12:42:01 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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