Grand Canyon tour bus rollover leaves one dead and numerous more hurt. A bus that overturned near Arizona’s Grand Canyon West left one person dead and more than 50 others hurt.
The terrible bus accident happened Tuesday morning about 9.50am close to a resort with a view of the famous canyon above the Colorado River.
The Hualapai Indian Tribe runs Grand Canyon West, which is situated on their reservation. The federally run Grand Canyon National Park, which it is not associated with, is not run by this organisation.
Tribal representatives verified that a private tour operator operated the bus. It struck another visitor’s own vehicle before flipping over.
The Grand Canyon Skywalk, a glass bridge that is one of Grand Canyon West’s most popular tourist destinations, was close to the crash site.
57 individuals were riding the bus at the time of the collision, according to Hualapai Emergency Operations.
A medevac was used to transport eight injured patients to nearby hospitals for treatment, while an unspecified number were also transported by ground ambulance for less serious wounds.
The Hualapai Tribe announced that five medical flight agencies, including AMR ambulances, Bullhead Fire Department, Lake Mohave Ranchos Fire Department, Northern Arizona Consolidated Fire Department, GCW Air Rescue Fire, and Emergency Services, had all responded to the incident.
The victims who passed away and were hurt have not yet been identified. It’s not clear
The event is being looked into by the Hualapai Nation Police and the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
At least one more fatality occurred in Grand Canyon West this year.
The Grand Canyon Skywalk, which extends 70 feet from the canyon’s rim, claimed the life of a man just two months ago.
After a visitor, who has only been named as a 33-year-old man, fell nearly 4,000 feet off the glass bridge, emergency personnel and rescue teams flocked to the attraction.
Later, a helicopter was used to recover the man’s body.