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Passenger Train Collides With Car Near Albuquerque

A southbound Rail Runner passenger train has collided with a car south of Albuquerque, and the train system says a person was killed.

Television news video shows a heavily damaged car off to the side of the tracks Friday morning, and a notice posted on the Rio Metro Regional Transit District's web site says the train is having a major delay and will not continue because of a fatality.

Transit spokeswoman Augusta Meyers told the Albuquerque Journal that one person was killed and a second critically injured.

The district says buses are being provided to transport train passengers. Another notice says a northbound train is being canceled.

The Rail Runner service runs between Santa Fe on the north and Belen on the south.

Information from: Albuquerque Journal. 

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