Man killed in northern New Mexico crash involving train

Man killed in northern New Mexico crash involving train

COLFAX COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The Colfax County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deadly train crash on Highway 555 west of Raton.

The sheriff’s office said they responded to a report of a vehicle that hit an Amtrak train around shortly before 11 a.m. on Monday. Deputies found a man inside the vehicle and he was taken to Miners Colfax Medical Center where he died.


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The train was not majorly damaged and will be inspected, according to the sheriff’s office.