A US tour bus carrying 14 Chinese tourists has crashed on a highway near the Hoover Dam. Authorities say at least seven have been killed, and the other seven were seriously injured.
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An official works at the scene of a fatal tour bus accident that left seven Chinese tourists dead on US-93 near Dolan Springs, Arizona Jan. 30, 2009. [Xinhua/Reuters]
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Six fatalities were confirmed on the scene, about 64 kilometers northwest of Kingman, Arizona. A seventh person died at the University Medical Center in Las Vegas.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety says the bus was travelling north on US highway 93 when it veered across the median. It rolled at least once before stopping. Tourists on the bus were Chinese nationals who had flown from Shanghai to San Francisco. Police say they are busy with the identification.