At least one person was killed and dozens injured, including two seriously, when a tour bus overturned on its way to the Grand Canyon Friday afternoon (Jan. 22), local U.S. officials said.
The Mohave County (Arizona) Sheriff’s Office announced that it is investigating the accident. The tour bus, which was carrying 48 people, including the driver, killed one person and injured dozens more.
The accident occurred at approximately 12:21 p.m. local Time near milepost 5 on Diamond Bar Rd.
The sheriff’s office announced that two people were seriously injured and taken to a nearby hospital, and seven people were not as seriously injured, and they were taken to Kingman Regional Medical Center (Kingman Regional Medical Center) along with 33 people with minor injuries.
The bus was severely damaged, said Tim Bonney, director of the Lake Mohave Ranchos Fire District (Lake Mohave Ranchos Fire District), according to the Associated Press. It skidded down the road for a while, so there was a lot of wreckage.
None of the passengers were ejected from the bus, but they were all in shock, he said. He added, “A lot of people are saying that the bus driver was driving at a high rate of speed.”
The bus was on its way to the Grand Canyon West Rim, the site of the crash about a two-and-a-half-hour drive from Las Vegas and on the outskirts of the Grand Canyon National Park boundary. The tour bus was destined for the Hualapai Reservation.
Authorities have not released the names of the casualties. The bus was managed by a Las Vegas-based company whose name has not been released.
The Central and Northern Arizona chapters of the Red Cross tweeted that they are aware of a bus accident near the Grand Canyon and are monitoring the situation.
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