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BERNALILLO, N.M. \u2014 A crash involving a passenger bus and three other vehicles on New Mexico highway early Sunday killed three people and injured 22 others, some critically, authorities said.<\/p>\n
Sandoval County Fire Chief James Maxon confirmed the deaths but didn\u2019t immediately know what caused the collision involving a passenger bus, a semitrailer, a pickup truck and a car.<\/p>\n
Photos show a mangled car that\u2019s almost entirely flattened and the bus on its side on Interstate 25 just north of Bernalillo, about 18 miles north of Albuquerque.<\/p>\n
Rio Rancho Fire Rescue said emergency crews had to extricate several people who were trapped in the bus using a tool that pries open parts of a vehicle.<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t immediately known whether the three who died were bus passengers. Maxon said 35 people were on the bus and emergency responders checked 38 people at the scene.<\/p>\n
Injuries ranged from broken bones and lacerations to head and internal injuries, authorities said.<\/p>\n
Twelve of the injured were taken to University of New Mexico Hospital, where three were in critical condition, officials said.<\/p>\n
Eight patients were taken to another hospital, and authorities said six were treated and released.<\/p>\n
The names of the victims weren\u2019t immediately released.<\/p>\n
It was not clear if the bus involved was a tour bus and where it was coming from or headed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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