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1 Dead, Dozens Hurt After Tour Bus, Pickup Truck Collide

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NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (CBS/AP) — A deadly crash involving a tour bus and pickup truck in Northumberland County has left one person dead.

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The accident happened Friday afternoon on Route 147 near Montandon.

State police say a black pickup truck crossed the double yellow lines, hit a red pickup truck, then slammed into a tour bus.

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The driver of the black pickup truck died, according to officials.

The bus was carrying 40 people, a majority of whom were from New Zealand and Australia. More than 30 of them were treated for minor injuries.

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Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg tweeted that it received 33 people from the crash. Hospital officials say the patients mostly had minor injuries. An additional six passengers were taken to a Danville hospital.

A passenger says the tour started in Niagara Falls and was headed south to Lancaster County.

(© Copyright 2018 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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