ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Authorities in Albuquerque say Interstate 40 is closed in both directions near Route 66 Casino due to a fatal crash involving a semi-truck.
Police say at least one person has been killed in the crash Thursday afternoon.
The name of the victim hasn’t been released yet and police didn’t immediately say how the crash occurred.
They say debris from the semi-truck is spread across the freeway and will likely take hours to clean up.
Motorists who are heading west are being advised to use Highway 6 as an alternate route.
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