Multiple fatalities reported in New Mexico Greyhound bus crash

An
aerial view of the bush crash in New Mexico.
Reuters

• New Mexico state police say multiple people were killed
  in a Greyhound bus crash in northwestern New Mexico on
  Thursday, local news media reported.
• Forty-seven passengers were on the bus, the company
  reportedly said.
• Police officers and emergency medical services are
  responding to scene.

Multiple people were killed in a crash involving a Greyhound bus
and a semitrailer in McKinley County, New Mexico on Thursday
afternoon, local news media reported.

Police officers and emergency medical services were responding to
the scene along the Interstate 40, New Mexico State Police said
on Twitter.

Forty-seven passengers were on the bus, Greyhound officials told
CNN affiliate KOAT. University
of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque were notified to expect six
patients, according to KOB 4 News. Gallup Indian
Medical center reportedly received 37 patients with injuries
ranging from bone fractures and liver lacerations.

The bus was reportedly traveling from Albuquerque to Phoenix, and
was scheduled to arrive in Los Angeles on Friday morning.

Ten investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board
are expected to arrive on the scene on Friday.

This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates.