Bus crash in New Mexico: 3 dead, dozens injured in a highway accident

BERNALILLO, MN – Authorities claim that an accident involving a passenger bus and three other vehicles on a highway in New Mexico left three dead and 22 wounded. Sandoval County Fire Chief James Maxon confirmed deaths in Albuquerque's newspaper. He says the accident occurred early Sunday on Interstate 25 just north of Bernalillo, about 18 miles north of Albuquerque.

Thirty-eight people were involved in the accident, 35 on the bus, reports the channel KRQE-TV.

The Rio Rancho fire department tweeted an image of the scene

Maxon did not immediately know what caused the collision involving a bus from passengers, a semi-trailer, a

It was not immediately known whether the three deceased persons were bus passengers

It is also not known whether the bus in question was a tour bus and a bus. Where he came from or who was going forward