Three Japanese tourists were killed and 11 others were injured when a tour bus on its way to Bryce Canyon National Park went off a highway in Utah Monday.
The tour bus had about 15 passengers and was driving north on I-15 when it drove off the road near Cedar City, Utah, hit a median and then rolled over shortly after 6 p.m. Authorities suspect that the bus driver, who had minor injuries, was distracted or sleepy, leading to the crash.
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Two of Japanese tourists died after they were thrown out of the bus, and the third victim’s body was located inside the tour van. Two of the victims were adults, with the third one a child, according to the Deseret News.
Several other passengers were ejected from the tour bus, and they were taken to local hospitals with injuries ranging from minor to serious.
The bus was traveling from Las Vegas to Utah.
