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Fatal bus crash at US Hoover Dam Chinese die in Arizona bus crash
(about 7 hours later)
At least six people have been killed and 16 injured in a bus crash on a highway close to the Hoover Dam in the US state of Arizona. A bus carrying Chinese tourists has crashed on a highway in the US state of Arizona, killing at least seven people, US officials say.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) said the injured people were being transported to hospital by air and ground ambulances. They say at least nine people were injured - some seriously - when the bus overturned close to the Hoover Dam.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) said the injured had been transported to hospital by air and ground ambulances.
Local TV showed images of the tour bus lying on its side in the road.Local TV showed images of the tour bus lying on its side in the road.
Highway 93, the main route between the cities of Phoenix and Las Vegas, has been closed in both directions. DPS officials say the crash occurred at about 1600 local time (2300 GMT) on Friday as the bus travelled on Highway 93 - the main route between the cities of Phoenix and Las Vegas.
Lt James Warriner, a spokesman for DPS, told AP that officers at the scene had confirmed five fatalities. The vehicle veered left and then right across the road, before rolling at least once and finally stopping, DPS's Dean Nyhart said at a news conference in Phoenix.
He said up to 20 people could have been on the bus, as investigators were still trying to identify the victims.
Mr Nyhart said the passengers were Chinese nationals who had flown from Shanghai to San Francisco.
The cause of the crash is unclear.The cause of the crash is unclear.