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Officials investigate the scene of a tour bus crash U.S. Highway 93 near Dolan Springs, Ariz. Friday, Jan. 30, 2009. The Arizona Department of Public Safety says a tour bus overturned on a highway nea

Ariz. Bus Crash Kills 7 Chinese Tourists; 15 Hurt

By Associated Press on January 30, 2009

DOLAN SPRINGS, Ariz. (AP) — A tour bus overturned on a highway near the Hoover Dam on Friday, killing seven Chinese nationals and injuring at least 15 others, the Arizona Department of Public Safety said.
Six fatalities were confirmed at the scene, about 190 miles northwest of Phoenix; a seventh person died at a Las Vegas [...]

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Commander Dean Nyhart talks about hearing the plane that crashed early Friday morning Jan 23 2009 south of Flagstaff, Ariz.. Nyhart, an officer with the Department of Public Safety, was performing a routine traffic stop when he saw the plane fly overhead and heard it crash in the forest. (AP Photo/Arizona Daily Sun, Jake Bacon)

Two People Die in Plane Crash South of Flagstaff

By Associated Press on January 25, 2009

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP)
An airplane that appeared to have experienced engine problems crashed about 15 miles south of Flagstaff, killing both people on board.
The single-engine Cessna 205 crashed Friday morning about a half mile west of Interstate 17.  The cause of the crash wasn’t known.  The plane had left Flagstaff and was headed to Yuma.
Forty-seven-year-old pilot [...]

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