The crash happened Saturday in northwest Albuquerque. The fourth victim in the crash was airlifted to a hospital in Lubbock, Texas.
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico —
Three people are dead and a fourth person was airlifted to a Texas hospital after a high-speed crash Saturday in northwest Albuquerque.
An Albuquerque police spokesperson said the crash happened around 1:30 a.m. Saturday near Unser Boulevard Northwest and Ladera Drive Northwest.
According to police, a vehicle was traveling northbound on Unser Boulevard. NW at a high speed. The vehicle ran through a stop light at Unser and Ladera, then lost control before crashing through three trees and into the central reservation.
Police said the vehicle then caught fire, with three occupants trapped inside. These individuals died instantly. First responders pulled a fourth person from the rubble. That person was airlifted to a hospital in Lubbock, Texas, with severe burns.
The names of the victims of the accident have not been released. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
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