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7. Authorities Release the Names of Six Killed in Yellowstone Crash
Wed May 21, 2025, 04:42 AM
May 21
Authorities Release the Names of Six Killed in Yellowstone Crash

Of the 13 passengers in the van, 12 had Chinese nationality and one was Italian

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
MAY 19, 2025


The Roosevelt Arch entrance to Yellowstone National Park in Gardiner, Montana. Beacon file photo

BOISE, Idaho – Idaho police on Friday released the names of six people from China, Italy and California killed when a pickup truck collided with their tour van in a fiery crash near Yellowstone National Park earlier this month.

Idaho State Police said Jianping Li, 71, of Guangxi, China, and Xiaoming Jiang, 66, of Guilin, China, died from the May 1 crash along with Ivana Wen, 28, of Milan. … Two of the deceased travelers were California residents: Li Nie, 64, and Aifeng Wan, 53, both of Arcadia. The van’s 30-year-old driver Yu Zhang, of Eastvale, California, was also killed. … Idaho police earlier Friday listed Jian Shi, 56, of Shanghai, as among the dead but later corrected their statement to say Shi sustained injuries but survived the crash. Police said the first statement should have included Li as among the dead.

There were 14 people in the van. Of the 13 passengers, 12 had Chinese nationality and one was Italian, police said. Survivors were taken to nearby hospitals with injuries. … The truck’s driver also died. Authorities earlier identified him as Isaih Moreno of Humble, Texas. … Investigators determined the Dodge Ram driven by Moreno crossed the center line and collided with the Mercedes van driven by Zhang. Police said they were continuing to investigate why the truck crossed the center line.

The highway where the crash happened south of West Yellowstone, Montana, offers a way to get between Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons in the spring before a north-south route is plowed and the park fully opens for summer.

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