Albuquerque, NM (KKOB) – One person was killed Saturday evening in a crash involving a vehicle and a sem-trailer on Interstate 40 near the Route 66 Casino at mile marker 137.
According to the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to the scene of the accident Saturday afternoon around 6:30 p.m. and had to shutdown both east and westbound lanes of traffic for several hours due to seriousness of the crash.
One person was confirmed dead at the scene.
As of 7:40 p.m. eastbound I-40 was reopened.
The investigation is ongoing. We will have more details when they are available.
