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NM State Police investigate fatal I-40 crash in Grants

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GRANTS – On Aug. 30, around 5:30 pm, New Mexico State Police responded to a semi-tractor trailer fire on Interstate 40 at mile marker 83 westbound, in Grants.

When officers arrived on scene they found the CMV fully engulfed in flames. Local Fire Department and EMS personnel were on scene working to extinguish the fire and provide aid.

Witnesses told officers they observed the CMV traveling westbound when the vehicle suffered a tire blowout. The vehicle crossed into the median striking rocks and then caught on fire. The driver suffered fatal injuries in the crash and has not been identified as of press time.

The Office of the Medical Investigator will be working to determine the identity of the driver. This crash remains under investigation.

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