KANE COUNTY, Utah — One person was killed in a crash Monday evening when a bus transporting nearly 30 people and a motorcycle collided on a major Utah highway.
The Yamaha rider has been identified as Joseph Johnston, 45, from Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Utah Highway Patrol said around 5:45 p.m., a tour bus and a motorcycle crashed on U.S. Highway 89 near milepost 1, just north of the Utah-Arizona border near the town of Kanab.
Troopers say the motorcycle was attempting a U-turn when it was struck.
The bus driver was taken to the hospital to be treated for minor injuries, but nobody else on board was taken.
The bus was full of tourists from the United Kingdom, according to UHP. Their destination was Kanab to stay for the night.
Southbound US-89 was temporarily closed due to the crash response and investigation.
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