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Coverage dated October 5, 2026

4 dead after wrong-way crash on I-40 near Gallup

Headline from KRQE Albuquerque

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Four people are dead after a wrong-way crash near Gallup. New Mexico State Police said that Sunday evening, officers responded to a crash on I-40 after a vehicle going westbound crossed the median into oncoming eastbound traffic, hitting two other cars before catching on fire.

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  1. KOB 4

    Four killed in wrong-way crash on I-40 near Gallup (opens KOB 4)

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    A wrong-way crash on Interstate 40 killed four people after a commercial truck crossed the median, hit a car and another truck, then caught fire.

  2. KRQE Albuquerque

    4 dead after wrong-way crash on I-40 near Gallup (opens KRQE Albuquerque)

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    NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Four people are dead after a wrong-way crash near Gallup. New Mexico State Police said that Sunday evening, officers responded to a crash on I-40 after a vehicle going westbound crossed the median into oncoming eastbound traffic, hitting two other cars before catching on fire.

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