Idaho police released the names of 6 killed in Yelostone Crash
Boise: Idaho police on Friday released six people from China, Italy and California, when a pickup truck collided with its tour van in a fierce accident near Yelostone National Park earlier this month. The Idaho State Police said that Guangshi, 71 -year -old Gianping Lee from China, and Guillin, 66 -year -old Ziaoming Jiang of China, died on May 1 with Milan 28 -year -old Ivan Wayne on May 1. Two of the deceased passengers were residents of California: Lee Ni, 64, and 53 -year -old Iifeng Van, both Arcadia. The 30 -year -old driver of the van was also killed in U Zhang, Eastwell, California. The Idaho police on Friday listed 56 -year -old Jian Xi of Shanghai, as one of the dead but later corrected her statement that Shi had suffered injuries but survived the accident. Police said Lee should have joined the dead in the first statement. There were 14 people in the van. Police said 12 out of 13 passengers had Chinese nationality and one was Italian. The survivors with injuries were taken to nearby hospitals. The driver of the truck also died. The authorities first recognized him as a humble Moreno of Texas. Investigators determined that Chakma Ram, run by Moreno, crossed the center line and hit the Mercedes van operated by Zhang. Police said they continue to investigate why the truck crossed the center line. The highway where the accident occurred to the south of West Yellowstone, Montana, which provides a way to go between Yellostone and Grand Tettons in the spring before demolishing the north-south route and the park opens for summer. Yelostone is one of the largest national parks in the United States and attracts millions of visitors every year. It is home to the iconic geyser old loyalty and has wolves, bison and more than 50 other mammals. It is mainly located in Vyoming, but it is also spread over Montana and parts of Idaho. Yellowstone’s seventeen percent of visitors came from other countries in 2016, according to the most recent comprehensive figures according to a park visitor according to the visiting use study. Among the international visitors, 34% came from China and 11% from Italy.
