Two service members were killed, and a third was seriously injured in a vehicle crash near the U.S.-Mexico border in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on Tuesday morning. The crash occurred on Highway 9 near the Santa Teresa Border Patrol Station; the service members were part of Joint Task Force Southern Border, which has been reinforced by active-duty troops as part of military efforts to control immigration and drug trafficking. The cause of the crash is under investigation, with local authorities reporting the injured service member was airlifted to a hospital.
