Boise, Idaho – Idaho police released the names of six people from China, Italy and California on Friday when a Collided truck With his tour of a tour in a Burning shock near the Yellowstone National Park earlier this month.
The State Police of Idaho said that Jianping Li, 71, from Guangxi, China and Xiaoming Jiang, 66, from Guilin, China, died of the accident of May 1 along with Ivana Wen, 28, from Milan.
Two of the deceased travelers were residents of California: Li Nie, 64, and Aifeng Wan, 53, both from Arcadia. The 30 -year -old driver of the Yu Zhang truck from Eastvale, California, was also killed.
The Idaho police on Friday mentioned Jian Shi, 56, from Shanghai, as among the dead, but then corrected his statement to say that Shi suffered wounds but survived the accident. Police said the first statement should have included Li as among the dead.
There were 14 people in the truck. Of the 13 passengers, 12 had Chinese nationality and one was Italian, police said. The survivors were taken to nearby hospitals with injuries.
The truck driver also died. The authorities previously identified him as Isaih Moreno de Humble, Texas.
The researchers determined that the Dodge Ram driven by Moreno crossed the central line and collided with the Mercedes truck driven by Zhang. Police said they continued to investigate why the truck crossed the central line.
The road where the crash occurred south of West Yellowstone, Montana, offers a way to interpose between Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons in the spring before a north-south route is arched and the park opens completely for the summer.
Yellowstone is one of the largest national parks in the United States and attracts millions of visitors every year. It is home to the iconic old geyser and has wolves, bison and more than 50 species of mammals. It is found mainly in Wyoming, but it also extends in parts of Montana and Idaho.
The seventeenth percent of Yellowstone visitors came from other countries in 2016, according to a study of park visitors with the most recent integral data available. Of international visitors, 34% came from China and 11% of Italy.
