Two U.S. Troops Deployed To US-Mexico Border Killed In New Mexico

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Two members of the United States military who were deployed to the US-Mexico border were killed after having a vehicle accident in New Mexico.

The accident occurred on Tuesday near Santa Teresa, New Mexico.

The two service members were Marines from Camp Pendleton in California who were stationed at the border after President Trump issued an executive order to secure the U.S.-Mexico border.

A third marine was also in the vehicle at teh time of the crash and is currently in serious condition.

Check out what The Daily Mail reported:

Two US service members deployed to the US-Mexico border were killed and a third is in serious condition after a vehicle accident near Santa Teresa, New Mexico.

The accident occurred around 8:50am MDT Tuesday outside El Paso; the names of the deceased will not be released until the next of kin are notified.

The troops are deployed there in support of President Donald Trump’s executive order to secure the U.S.-Mexico border – Joint Task Force Southern Border.

The region where the accident took place is just over the state line and west of Fort Bliss, a major Army installation in West Texas that has played a critical role in dispatching military deportation flights. It also served as a touchpoint for thousands of soldiers and pieces of equipment now deployed along the border.

The victims were Marines from Camp Pendleton in California, according to the Washington Post.

A defense official speaking on the condition of anonymity said the accident occurred in a civilian vehicle, but no civilians were harmed in the incident.

The incident did not involve any of the scores of Stryker vehicles the Pentagon has sent down to the border to perform patrols, the official said.

Per ABC News:

Two service members were killed and another is in serious condition following a vehicle accident earlier Tuesday in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, the United States Northern Command (NORTHCOM) said in a statement.

Shortly before 9 a.m. “Three service members deployed in support of Joint Task Force Southern Border were involved in a vehicle accident,” NORTHCOM said.

Tuesday’s accident are the first fatalities associated with the United States military’s mission along the border with Mexico that have been disclosed.

More than 10,000 active duty service members have been authorized for the border mission.



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