TUCUMCARI, NM -- Two Hannibal residents died early Thursday morning in a one-vehicle crash in New Mexico.
The Quay County Sun reports the accident happened when the driver fell asleep while traveling west on Interstate 40 just before 6 a.m.
The vehicle overturned several times, ejecting two of its 5 passengers.
29-year-old Jonathan Hart and 43-year-old Carla Boss of Hannibal were pronounced dead at the scene.
27-year-old Rachelle Geib and a 12-year-old girl were both in critical condition and flown to a nearby hospital in Albuquerque.
A 2-year-old, who was in a child safety seat, was taken to another hospital in stable condition.
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