UHP releases names of 5 killed in tour bus crash near Bryce Canyon National Park

A man and three women killed Friday in a tour bus crash near Bryce Canyon National Park were identified Saturday.

Ling Geng, 68; Xiuyun Chen, 67; Zhang Caiyu, 62; and Zhongliang Caiyu, 65, were killed in the crash, the Utah Highway Patrol said. All were from Shanghai.

Intermountain Healthcare said 12 other victims of the crash remained hospitalized Saturday morning — down from 15 Friday night. Earlier Friday, 17 people were in hospitals for treatment.

There were 31 people aboard a bus full of Chinese tourists heading to Bryce Canyon National Park on State Road 12 on Friday when the bus’s driver veered off the road and overcorrected, causing the bus to roll on the stretch of road in rural Garfield County and land on a guardrail.

Photos show the bus — operated by the California-based company America Shengjia Inc. — was torn open and crushed in places, with passengers’ luggage strewn on the road.

Four died, and five were found in critical condition. The remaining 22, including the driver, all needed some kind of medical attention, UHP said.

The Chinese Embassy tweeted condolences to the victims and their families on Saturday, adding that they “have mobilized our personnel and resources to assist them and all other Chinese nationals involved in this accident.”

The embassy also thanked U.S. first responders and volunteers who helped the injured tourists.