Grand Canyon West tour bus rollover leaves 1 dead, 50 injured
A tour bus rolled over in Arizona near the Grand Canyon West Skywalk, leaving one person dead and more than 50 others injured, police said.
The vehicle flipped just before 10 a.m. Tuesday at Grand Canyon West, which is located on the Hualapai Indian Reservation, according to a statement from Hualapai Emergency Operations. While the region is overseen by the tribe, it has no operational ties to Grand Canyon National Park, which is managed by the National Park Service.
The tribe’s emergency services and first responders from multiple agencies responded to the crash and found one person dead on the scene. They have not yet been identified.
“The Hualapai Nation Police Dept. and Arizona DPS are handling the fatality investigation,” the statement said.
Another eight people were airlifted to a nearby hospital in critical condition while those who were less severely injured were driven to local medical facilities, according to authorities.
University Medical Center confirmed they received eight patients from the crash, all of whom were listed in fair condition as of Tuesday night, according to KTNV.
Hualapai Emergency Operations said in a press release that a total of 57 people were on the bus when it flipped inside the Grand Canyon Resort Corp Circle in Terminal.
A spokesperson told KTNV that the area would be closed “due to a collision between a private tour operator and a visitor’s personal vehicle near Grand Canyon West’s parking lot.”
The cause of the crash remained under investigation on Wednesday.
With News Wire Services
