2 U.S. service members assigned to U.S.-Mexico border duty killed in N.M. vehicle crash
Two service members were killed and a third was in "serious" condition after the vehicle they were in crashed near the U.S.-Mexico border in New Mexico, military officials said Tuesday.
Two service members were killed and a third was in "serious" condition after the vehicle they were in crashed near the U.S.-Mexico border in New Mexico, military officials said Tuesday.
The crash was reported on New Mexico's Highway 9 at mile marker 115 near the Santa Teresa Border Patrol Station in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, NBC affiliate KTSM of El Paso, Texas, reported.
The area is about 13 miles north of El Paso and adjacent to the border.
Joint Task Force Southern Border said in a statement that the crash happened about 8:50 a.m.
Details about the dead and injured, including their assignments, were unavailable. Joint Task Force Southern Border did not immediately respond to a request for more information Tuesday night.
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