The Idaho police publish the names of 6 tourists who were killed at Yellowstone

Boise, Idaho (AP) – The Idaho police published the names of six Chinese and Italian tourists on Friday, who were killed when a pickup collided with their van in the early this month during a fiery crash near the Yellowstone National Park.

The Idaho State Police said Jian Shi, 56, from Shanghai and Xiaoming Jianang, 66, from Guilin, China, died together with Ivana Wen, 28, from Milan on May 1 on May 1.

Two of the deceased travelers were California: Li Nie, 64, and Aifeng Wan (53), both from Arcadia. The 30-year-old driver of the van, Yu Zhang from Eastvale, California, was also killed.

There were 14 people in the van. Of the 13 passengers, 12 had the Chinese nationality and one was Italian, the police said. Survivors were brought to nearby hospitals with injuries.

The driver of the truck also died. The authorities used to identify him as Isaih Moreno from Humble, Texas.

The investigators found that the Dodge Ram powered by Moreno crossed the center line and collided with the Mercedes van driven by Zhang. The police said they continued to investigate why the truck crossed the center line.

The highway, on which the crash south of West Yellowstone, Montana, took place, offers a way to get between Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons in spring before a north-south route is plowed and the park is completely open for summer.

Yellowstone is one of the largest national parks in the United States and attracts millions of visitors every year. It is the home of the legendary geyser Old Faithful and has wolves, bison and more than 50 other mammals. It is primarily in Wyoming, but also extends in parts of Montana and Idaho.

Seventeen percent of Yellowstone visitors came from other countries in 2016, according to a study on the use of park visitors with the latest comprehensive data. 34% of international visitors came from China and 11% from Italy.