Sri Lanka, May 3 -- Seven people died and eight others were injured in a fiery highway collision between a van carrying over a dozen tourists and a pickup truck near Yellowstone National Park in Idaho, United States, according to Idaho State Police.

The cause of the crash, which occurred near Henry's Lake about an hour and 15 minutes before sunset on Thursday (1), is currently under investigation, state police reported.

A passenger van, carrying a tour group of 14 people, collided with a Dodge Ram pickup truck.

Both vehicles subsequently burst into flames, police said.

Six occupants of the van and the driver of the pickup truck, who was the sole occupant, were killed in the collision.

Police spokesperson Aaron Snell stated that all e...