One dead and dozens injured after tour bus rollover at Grand Canyon
One person was killed and over 50 injured after a bus rolled over near Grand Canyon West in Arizona.
The terrifying bus crash took place around 9.50am on Tuesday morning near a resort overlooking the iconic canyon above the Colorado River.
Grand Canyon West is located on the Hualapai Indian Reservation and is operated by the tribe. It is not affiliated with Grand Canyon National Park, which is operated by the federal government.
The bus was operated by a private tour company, tribal officials confirmed. The rollover occurred after it crashed into another visitor’s personal vehicle.
The crash took place near the Grand Canyon Skywalk, a glass bridge that serves as one of Grand Canyon West’s biggest tourist attractions.
A total of 57 people were onboard the bus when the crash happened, Hualapai Emergency Operations confirmed.
Eight injured victims were flown by medevac to local hospitals for treatment, and an undisclosed number were taken by ground ambulance for lesser injuries.
‘Hualapai Emergency Services, GCW Air Rescue Fire, Lake Mohave Ranchos Fire Department, Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire Department, AMR ambulances, Bullhead Fire Department, and five medical flight agencies responded to the incident,’ the Hualapai Tribe said in a news release.
The identities of the deceased and injured victims have not been released. It is unclear
Hualapai Nation Police and the Arizona Department of Public Safety are investigating the incident.
Grand Canyon West has been the site of at least one other death this year.
Just two months ago, a man fell to his death from the Grand Canyon Skywalk, which extends 70 feet from the canyon’s rim.
First responders and rescue teams descended on the attraction after a tourist, only identified as a 33-year-old man, fell over 4,000 feet off the glass bridge.
The man’s body was eventually recovered by helicopter.
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