Driver killed in head-on collision with tour bus in northern Arizona

PHOENIX – One person was killed in a head-on collision involving a tour bus in northern Arizona on Wednesday, authorities said.

A sedan heading south on Coppermine Road north of State Route 98 in Page crossed the centerline and struck the northbound bus, according to the Page Police Department.

The car’s driver died in the collision, which occurred about 11 miles south of the Utah border.

In addition, multiple people in the Antelope Slot Canyon Tours bus were seriously injured.

The cause of the head-on collision is under investigation. Authorities did not initially rule out speed or alcohol as factors.

No other details were immediately available.

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