Clines Corners, NM (KROC AM News) - Two Minnesotans were killed in a traffic crash in New Mexico Saturday morning.

The New Mexico State Police reports that the driver of the vehicle, 64-year-old Duane George, and the passenger, 61-year-old Patricia George, both of Elk River, were killed in the crash on I-40 about 60 miles east of Albuquerque.

The report state that the Georges were traveling in a Ford F-250 that was hauling a 36-foot camper trailer, and for unknown reasons the driver lost control and the truck rolled while passing a commercial vehicle. Both Georges were pronounced dead at the scene.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

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