Two service members were killed and a third seriously injured Tuesday morning in a vehicle accident near Santa Teresa, N.M., Joint Task Force Southern Border said in a news release. The service members were deployed to the area in support of the task force.

The crash outside El Paso, Texas, also injured a third service member, who was said to be in "serious" condition.

Two service members were killed and a third is in serious condition at a local hospital following a vehicle accident near the U.S.-Mexico border in New Mexico.