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| Above, Interstate 40 in the Jamestown area. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Possibly the first inkling I had yesterday of a major crash was in our Jamestown community page on Facebook. There, members were wondering about the traffic situation on Interstate 40. The highway was closed for several hours on the westbound side with some interruption on the eastbound side.
Then, when I called a doctor's office on a list of primary care physicians for me to sign up with, one asked me to call back after 4:00 as they were on "Code Yellow" (an alert to medical staff to prepare for a pending emergency) due to a major crash on Interstate 40.
I learned that the crash involved a Greyhound bus and a semi truck/tractor.
CBS News reported:
At least seven people were killed and more than 40 injured after a semi-truck and Greyhound bus collided on a busy New Mexico highway Thursday. One survivor, Rachel Cunningham, who said she was asleep on the Greyhound when the crash happened, woke up to a gaping hole in the bus' passenger side.
"It was horrifying. Like, I've never actually seen in my life a bus look like a ripped open sardine can," Cunningham said.
Forty-nine people were on board when the crash happened near Thoreau, New Mexico.
Thoreau is about 14 miles east of Jamestown, New Mexico, where I am located.
To read more, go here.
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