One person was airlifted to a hospital with serious injuries Sunday night after a semi and an SUV collided on Highway 404 near Anthony, New Mexico. Fire crews responded to the scene at about 8:30 p.m., and three other people involved in the crash declined medical treatment and transportation.
The account comes from Doña Ana County Fire Rescue, as reported by KFOX, which detailed the crash involving the semi and SUV on the New Mexico highway. Officials said the collision remains under investigation, and no additional details on how the crash unfolded have been released.
Beyond the airlift and the three people who declined further care, the outlet's account does not specify who was hurt or which hospital treated the injured person.
A Separate Crash Reported Nearby on the Same Highway
Highway 404 also saw a different crash reported in Chaparral, where three people were transported to local hospitals Saturday evening, according to Organ Mountain News. That crash was reported near mile marker 7 on the highway, the outlet noted, and involved two vehicles.
In that Chaparral incident, one occupant was trapped inside a vehicle and had to be safely extricated by firefighters, per the same report. The cause of that crash was also still under investigation, the outlet said. It is not established whether the Chaparral reports describe the same incident as the Anthony semi-SUV crash, and the two should not be assumed to be connected.
Investigation Continues
No word has emerged on what caused the Anthony crash, whether any citations were issued, or whether anyone faces further action. Officials have not identified the person who was airlifted or the three others who were involved but declined treatment. As with the nearby Chaparral crash, the cause remains under investigation, and further updates will depend on what officials release next.
