Deputies investigate Amtrak crash in northeast New Mexico

Deputies investigate Amtrak crash in northeast New Mexico

Deputies in northeastern New Mexico are investigating a deadly crash involving an Amtrak train and a vehicle.

COLFAX COUNTY, N.M. — Deputies in northeastern New Mexico are investigating a deadly crash involving an Amtrak train and a vehicle.

The crash happened Monday at around 10:52 a.m., at a public road crossing that Amtrak officials say BNSF owns and maintains. The Colfax County Sheriff’s Office said a car hit the train.

Deputies say they found a man inside the car. First responders took him to the hospital where he later died.

An Amtrak rep says none of the 117 passengers onboard were hurt.

The train was headed from Chicago to Los Angeles. The train didn’t sustain major damage but repairs delayed them four hours and 45 minutes.

CCSO is leading the investigation.