By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2025-03-04 20:36:43 | Updated at 2025-03-04 23:02:28
2 hours ago
A huge dust storm has caused a 23-car pileup along with several other crashes and injured two people on an important highway.
Motorists were driving almost completely blind along Highway 285 near Roswell, New Mexico, on Monday as the sky turned orange.
Roswell is famous for UFO sightings and has a top-secret government facility nearby some claim is for extra-terrestrial research.
High winds whipped the sand across the road in ferocious fashion, and videos posted online showed only several feet of visibility.
Ambulances and local police rushed to Carrol and Orchard Park, just south of Midway between Roswell and Artesia, after the crashes were reported.
Two people were badly hurt in the crashes and rushed to Eastern New Mexico Medical Center in Roswell.
A huge dust storm has caused a 23-car pileup along with several other crashes and injured two people on an important highway
Motorists were driving almost completely blind along Highway 285 near Roswell, New Mexico, on Monday as the sky turned orange
High winds whipped the sand across the road in ferocious fashion, and videos posted online showed only several feet of visibility
Five semi-trucks and 18 other vehicles were towed to the Chaves County Sheriff’s Office after being involved in the biggest pileup.
Dexter Fire and Rescue chief Justin Powell said roads through the area were closed and urged everyone to stay indoors.
'Highway 285 is still closed between Roswell and Artesia. Zero visibility in spots. State road 2 is also very bad with low and NO visibility,' he wrote online.
'Multiple vehicle accidents all around the area. If you do not need to be driving, please do not do so. Stay put!
'Warnings have all been extended into the evening time now. Wind is also expected to blow next couple of days.
Ambulances and local police rushed to Carrol and Orchard Park, just south of Midway between Roswell and Artesia, after the crashes were reported
Five semi-trucks and 18 other vehicles were towed to the Chaves County Sheriff’s Office after being involved in the biggest pileup
Dexter Fire and Rescue chief Justin Powell said roads through the area were closed and urged everyone to stay indoors
'This is spring time in the desert NM, so this is expected at times. Just please use caution and common sense.
'So many emergency agencies are out working all these accidents. At times every available ambulance has been taking in multiple patients at a time.
'So please be safe, stay out if you can until winds die down and visibility gets better.'
Satellite images showed plumes of brown dust across huge areas of the region.
Satellite images showed plumes of brown dust across huge areas of the region
