20 people injured in NM bus crash
Posted: 12.17.2010 at 10:22 AM Updated: 12.17.2010 at 2:00 PM
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UPDATE 2:00: CORONA, N.M. (AP) - State police say 20 people were injured, none seriously, when a bus crashed with a cattle hauler in southern New Mexico.

Lt. Eric Garcia says the bus driver had a broken arm and others were treated at nearby hospitals for cuts and bruises.

The crash closed U.S. 54 south of Corona in Lincoln County for about four hours Friday morning.

The bus is owned by the Los Paisanos company. Garcia says it was full but couldn't immediately say how many passengers were aboard.

A woman who answered the telephone at the company's office in El Paso, Texas, says executives are gathering information and had no immediate comment. According to the company's website, the bus line offers service between Mexico and several U.S. cities.

It wasn't known if weather contributed to the accident.

 

UPDATE 11:45: CORONA, N.M. (AP) - A bus has crashed with a cattle hauler in southern New Mexico.

State police say U.S. 54 is closed near Corona in Lincoln County after Friday morning's accident. Lt. Eric Garcia says authorities are aware only of injuries to the bus driver but medical responders are being deployed to the scene.

Garcia says the bus is owned by the Los Paisanos company. He says the bus was full but it's not immediately known how many passengers were aboard.

A woman who answered the telephone at the company's office in El Paso, Texas, says executives are gathering information and had no immediate comment. According to the company's website, the bus line offers service between Mexico and several U.S. cities.

Garcia says it's not known if weather contributed to the accident.

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CORONA, N.M. (AP) - A school bus has rolled over in southern New Mexico.

State police have not confirmed details but KRQE-TV in Albuquerque says there were 15 to 20 children on the bus when it crashed Friday morning between Corona and Carrizozo.

A Lincoln County sheriff's dispatcher referred questions to state police.

New Mexico was hit by a winter storm Thursday and snowfall accumulated in most areas of the state overnight. A winter storm warning remains in effect until 11 a.m. along the central mountains.

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