Anonymous ID: 3a04ee Aug. 30, 2018, 9:12 p.m. No.2812173   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>2208 >>2209

At least four dead and 'many' injured after semi-truck smashes into the front of a Greyhound bus carrying 49 in New Mexico

A bus and semi-truck crash near Thoreau, New Mexico has resulted in at least four deaths

The vehicles collided after the semi-truck blew a tire, smashing into the front of the bu, police said

The crash occurred near mile marker 50 on Interstate 40, close to Thoreau, backing up traffic

The bus was heading from Albuquerque to Phoenix with 49 passengers on board, Greyhound said

At least 33 people have been taken to area hospitals, with some reported as in critical condition

The driver of the semi-truck sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the crash

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A Greyhound bus carrying 49 passengers and a semi-truck collided in New Mexico on Thursday, killing at least four people and inflicting many others with serious injuries, the New Mexico State Police Department said.

 

'Preliminary crash information indicates a semi-tractor-trailer traveling on I-40 [eastbound] had a tire blowout and crossed into oncoming [westbound] traffic, colliding with a Greyhound bus,' the NMSPD said.

 

At least 33 people have been taken to area hospitals, some of whom were in critical condition, ABC News reported.

 

The driver of the semi-truck sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the crash, the NMSPD said

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6116281/Police-confirm-multiple-deaths-horrific-bus-crash-New-Mexico.html