Tour van crash near Yellowstone National Park leaves 7 dead, police say

Seven people have died after a tour van and pickup truck collided near Yellowstone National Park, according to Idaho State Police.

The fatal accident happened Thursday night on a highway near Henry's Lake State Park in eastern Idaho, which is about 16 miles west of Yellowstone.

Entrance sign along U.S. Highway 212 at the northeast entrance into Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. The northeast entrance to Yellowstone National Park is on US Highway 212 a few miles west of Cooke City Montana as one crosses into Wyoming.  (Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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The Associated Press contributed to this report.