Bus rollover at Grand Canyon West leaves 1 dead, 8 injured
One person died after a bus rolled over at Grand Canyon West on Tuesday morning.
The bus collided with a visitor’s vehicle near the Grand Canyon West resort’s parking lot, according to the resort.
Hualapai Emergency Operations said in a news release that 57 people were involved in the rollover. Five medical flight agencies responded to the incident.
Eight crash victims were flown to University Medical Center, including two children. All are in “fair condition” as of Tuesday evening, according to Danita Cohen, public information officer for the hospital.
Others involved in the crash with noncritical injuries were taken by ground transportation.
The Hualapai Nation Police Department and Arizona Department of Public Safety are investigating the fatality, Hualapai Emergency Operations said.
Recent Skywalk area deaths
— In June, a 33-year-old man died after falling off the Grand Canyon West Skywalk.
— In January 2021, 0ne person died and 40 others were hospitalized after a Grand Canyon tour bus rolled over about 70 miles southeast of Las Vegas. The bus was run by a Las Vegas-based company and was headed to Grand Canyon West.
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