Officials said all four fatalities had been riding in the van. Passengers on the bus, which was transporting Cowboys staff but no players, sustained minor injuries.
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Dalrymple said the bus was only carrying members of the franchise’s staff but would not say how many.
According to Cowboys columnist Mickey Spagnola, a van collided with the Cowboys team bus on Interstate-93, just north of Kingman, Ariz.
The bus was traveling from Irving, Texas to GameWorks in Town Square Las Vegas for a fan event. “There was a crash and it made them unable to come”, Carlos Montoya, a manager at Gameworks in Las Vegas, told the website. He didn’t know if any players were expected.
The agency couldn’t immediately confirm the number of deaths, but it said a medical examiner was en route.
Las Vegas ABC affiliate KTNV reported that the van was making an illegal left turn onto the highway when the crash occurred.
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The driver of the Cowboys team bus reportedly stated that he did everything within his power to keep the bus from rolling over after the crash, Las Vegas’ KLAS-TV reports.
