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JASPER — Six people have died, including two tourists from the United States, following a highway crash in Alberta’s scenic Jasper National Park.

The collision happened about 5 p.m. Tuesday on the Icefields Parkway near the Honeymoon Lake campground, about 60 kilometres south of the Jasper townsite.

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A van carrying five members of a family from Louisiana and Texas was heading north when it collided with a southbound vehicle, causing both to start on fire, said RCMP Cpl. Laurel Scott.

All four people in the second vehicle were killed but no details were available about their identities.

Two of the Americans in the van died at the scene and two other members of the family were taken to hospital. Scott said a two-year-old in the van was not hurt.

“Miraculously, a young toddler survived with no injuries,” she said Wednesday.

CTV News said the dead included Angela Elkins of Louisiana and her son-in-law, Nick Copeland of Texas. Elkins’ husband, Curtis, and daughter, Sarah, were taken to Edmonton hospitals in serious condition.