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Seven Dead, Eight Injured in Fiery Yellowstone Highway Collision

Authorities identify pickup driver as investigation continues into the crash involving a tour van carrying international tourists.

Rescue workers arrive to the scene after a deadly collision between a pickup truck and tour van near Henry’s Lake State Park in eastern Idaho on Thursday, May 1, 2025. (Roger Merrill via A)
Yellowstone National Park on May 7, 2018.
Yellowstone National Park, part of the South-Central Rockies forests ecoregion, can be seen on October 01, 2013. (Photo by Wendy Stone/Corbis via Getty Images)
FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2016, file photo, a large bison blocks traffic as tourists take photos of the animals in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

Overview

  • The collision occurred on May 1 on U.S. Highway 20 near Henry's Lake State Park, about 16 miles from Yellowstone National Park.
  • A Dodge Ram pickup and a Mercedes tour van carrying 14 international tourists collided and caught fire, killing seven, including the truck driver and six van passengers.
  • Eight survivors from the van were hospitalized with injuries; two were airlifted due to their critical condition.
  • The pickup driver, Isaih Moreno, 25, from Texas, has been identified, while DNA testing is underway to confirm the identities of the six other victims, all foreign nationals.
  • The highway, known for heavy tourist traffic and safety concerns, was closed for nearly seven hours and has since reopened as authorities investigate the cause of the crash.