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US police name Chinese and Italian tourists killed in Yellowstone crash

Chinese nationals made up 12 of the 13 passengers in the van, which caught fire after colliding with a pickup truck, police say

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Rescuers at the scene of a deadly collision between a pickup truck and tour van near Henry’s Lake State Park in eastern Idaho on May 1. Photo: AP
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US police on Friday released the names of six Chinese and Italian tourists killed when a pickup truck collided with their van in a fiery crash near Yellowstone National Park on May 1.

Idaho State Police said Jian Shi, 56, of Shanghai and Xiaoming Jiang, 66, of Guilin, China, died from the May 1 crash along with Ivana Wen, 28, of Milan.

Two of the deceased travellers were California residents: Li Nie, 64, and Aifeng Wan, 53, both of Arcadia. The van’s 30-year-old driver Yu Zhang, of Eastvale, California, was also killed.

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There were 14 people in the van. Of the 13 passengers, 12 had Chinese nationality and one was Italian, police said. Survivors were taken to nearby hospitals with injuries.

The truck’s driver also died. Authorities earlier identified him as Isaih Moreno of Humble, Texas.

The driver of the pickup truck also died in the crash at Henry’s Lake State Park in eastern Idaho on May 1. Photo: AP
The driver of the pickup truck also died in the crash at Henry’s Lake State Park in eastern Idaho on May 1. Photo: AP

Investigators determined the Dodge Ram driven by Moreno crossed the centre line and collided with the Mercedes van driven by Zhang. Police said they were continuing to investigate why the truck crossed the centre line.

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