Tucson Border Patrol Agent Dies In Car Crash

Tucson AZ

31 July, 2021

4:54 PM

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TUCSON, AZ — A Tucson border control agent was killed in a head-on car crash early Saturday morning while driving on State Route 86 near Sells, according to authorities. The accident happened around 12:20 a.m. near milepost 128, according to a Facebook post by U.S. Border Patrol in Tucson. The border patrol agent was killed after the vehicle they were driving collided with another civilian-driven vehicle. Multiple agencies responded to the crash. A short time after the collision, both the agent and the civilian were pronounced dead at the scene. No further information was immediately released. The investigation into the crash is ongoing.