Crime & Public Safety
Fuel truck collision closes I-25 near Hatch, multiple injuries reported
A collision involving a large fuel truck and a pickup truck on Interstate 25 near Hatch in Doña Ana County closed the highway and prompted an emergency response, according to the investigating agency. The crash occurred just before 6 p.m. on Sunday and resulted in the fuel truck catching fire.
Doña Ana County Fire Rescue crews arrived and worked to extinguish the blaze; Arrey Derry Fire Department and Spaceport America fire personnel assisted at the scene. All lanes of I-25 in the area were shut down while emergency crews suppressed the fire and cleared wreckage. Authorities reported that the roadway was expected to remain closed for about three hours as operations continued.
The county fire agency reported four people were transported to local hospitals with serious injuries; that detail is documented by the responding agency. The reported facts establish the vehicles involved, the fire, lane closures, the assisting departments, and the number of people taken to hospitals. No additional confirmed information about the crash cause, identities, or criminal allegations has been provided in the agency account.
At the time the agency issued its account, emergency crews remained on scene working to extinguish the fire and clear the interstate. The incident remains under the control of responding fire and rescue units as they complete firefighting and scene-clearing operations.
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