One person was killed and more than 50 injured after a bus overturned at Grand Canyon West on Tuesday morning. official said.
The bus overturned nearby around 9:50 a.m. local time (12:50 p.m. ET). grand canyon westa census-designated place in northwest Arizona, located on the Hualapai Reservation, skywalk observatory, According to Hualapai Contingency Operations.
Grand Canyon West is not part of the Grand Canyon National Park, which is administered by the National Park Service and is located more than 370 miles away. according to the website.
A total of 57 people were involved in the incident, eight injured were taken to nearby hospitals by five medical airlines, and those “not seriously injured” were taken to hospital by car, according to Hualapai Emergency Operations. .
The Hualapai Emergency Operations Department said the identity of the deceased has not yet been released, adding that Hualapai State Police and the Arizona Department of Public Safety are investigating the death.
The condition of the injured was not immediately known.
KSNV of NBC affiliate Las Vegas reported. A spokeswoman for Grand Canyon West said the rollover was caused by a collision between a private tour operator and a visitor’s vehicle near the parking lot.
Representatives from Grand Canyon West, the Hualapai Indian Tribe, and the Arizona Department of Public Safety were not immediately reachable Wednesday morning.
Hualapai Emergency Operations said in a news release that an investigation was ongoing and no further information was immediately available.
The rollover occurred in January 2021 when the tour bus overturned and overturned on Diamond Bar Road en route to Grand Canyon West, killing one person and injuring more than 40, including two seriously. It happened after a similar incident.
The name of the tour bus company was not released at the time, and it was not immediately clear if the same company was involved in both incidents.