California

One Dead, 11 Hurt in Tour Bus Crash Near Yosemite: CHP

Bus was carrying 12- to 15-year-old students from China and their adult chaperones

OAKHURST - The California Highway Patrol says one passenger was killed and 11 were injured when a tour bus carrying students from China hit a tree near Yosemite National Park and went down an embankment.

The Fresno Bee reports the CHP said Sunday that the Chinese tourist who died was one of four passengers with serious injuries.

The CHP says 22 people were on the bus that crashed Saturday near the tiny village of Fish Camp.

Most were 12- to 15-year-old Chinese students and their adult chaperones.

The CHP says the driver was treated for moderate injuries in Saturday's crash.

The group was headed to their hotel in Fresno after visiting the park.

A call to bus operator A Top Line Tours seeking comment was not immediately returned.

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