Deadly Crash on I-40

A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON INTERSTATE 40 THIS(THURS) AFTERNOON. STATE POLICE SAY THE CRASH INVOLVED A SEMI-TRUCK AND A GREYHOUND BUS. EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED. STATE POLICE SAY THERE WERE MULTIPLE FATALITIES AND SERIOUS INJURIES. WESTBOUND 40 AT MILEMARKER 53 IS CLOSED AND ALL TRAFFIC IS BEING DIVERTED ON TO THE FRONTAGE ROAD. WESTBOUND MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT LENGTHY DELAYS. MCKINLEY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS SET UP A PHONE LINE FOR FAMILY MEMBERS OF PASSENGERS SEEKING INFORMATION ON A RELATIVE…THAT NUMBER IS 505-722-2002. HOSPITALS IN GALLUP AND IN ALBUQUERQUE ARE TAKING IN PATIENTS FROM THIS ACCIDENT.

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