Multiple Casualties Confirmed in New Mexico Bus Crash
At least seven people were killed and dozens of others injured.
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At least seven people were killed after a semi-truck crashed into a Greyhound bus in New Mexico on Thursday afternoon, the Santa Fe New Mexican reports. Several others are reportedly “seriously injured” after the head-on collision. The semi-truck reportedly blew a tire, causing it to swerve into oncoming traffic and crash into the bus along Interstate 40 near the Arizona border. Forty-nine people were reportedly on the bus, which was traveling from Albuquerque to Phoenix, and ABC News reports that 33 were transferred to nearby hospitals with injuries.
DEVELOPING: At least four people are dead in a crash involving a Greyhound bus and a semi-truck in New Mexico, local authorities say; nearly 50 passengers were on the Greyhound. @CBSMireya has the latest https://t.co/9wq6OjFlGd pic.twitter.com/7iNqN1kiWe
— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) August 30, 2018
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