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Motorcyclists killed after slamming into ambulance - New Mexico
Albuquerque police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash involving an ambulance at the intersection of Yale Boulevard SE and Lomas Boulevard NE that took place around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon.
Witnesses say the driver of the "bike" slammed into an ambulance at high speed as it was heading east on Lomas when the westbound ambulance made a turn in front of it onto Yale Blvd. The motorcycle was shattered, tying up traffic as pieces were scattered on the street.
Investigators say the ambulance was not running a code (when lights and sirens are on) but it was on a call.
John Walsh of the Albuquerque Police Department told KRQE News 13 that "the motorcyclist, according to witnesses, was speeding and accelerated into the intersection striking the side of the ambulance." Witnesses also say the motorcycle rider was not wearing a helmet.
Police investigators are trying to determine the speed of the motorcycle and what stage the traffic light was to determine who had the right of way at the intersection.
Police say the driver of the motorcycle, described only as a 22-year-old Hispanic male, was pronounced dead later at the hospital. The name of the man riding the motorcycle still has not been released.
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Sep 5, 2008,
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