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Two people injured after multi-vehicle crash on I-40; cause is unknown
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Two people were taken to a local hospital after a crash involving a semi-truck on Interstate 40 on Sunday.
It is unclear what caused the crash.
One of the drivers is in critical condition, New Mexico State Police spokesperson Amanda Richards said in an email.
Just before 8 a.m., Albuquerque Fire Rescue responded to a call of a commercial vehicle fire on westbound I-40 by Rio Grande NW.
When firefighters arrived, they found a person trapped inside a burning black older-model Chevrolet Impala pinned underneath a semi-truck, AFR spokesperson Lt. Jason Fejer said. Firefighters were able to get them out before that person was transported to University of New Mexico Hospital, he said.
Jenay Garcia said she was in a car behind the Impala when she saw the Chevy swerve to avoid rear-ending another car before the Impala hit the semi-truck.
About 50 yards away, Fejer said, firefighters found another car with a person pinned inside. That person was also taken to UNMH, he said.
Garcia said she saw police stopping to check on that car before the Impala hit the semi-truck.
The incident caused westbound I-40 to shutdown.
It was later reopened.
