Arizona Border Patrol agent, another driver killed in head-on crash
Both drivers were pronounced dead shortly after the collision
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Border Patrol agent with the Tucson sector and another driver were killed in a head-on crash in southern Arizona on Saturday morning, authorities said.
The crash happened after midnight on Route 86 outside Sells, Arizona, the U.S. Border Patrol's Tucson Sector said in a statement posted to social media.
Both drivers were pronounced dead soon after the crash. The civilian was the only person in the other car, the Border Patrol said.
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The victims were not identified and the circumstances that led to the crash weren’t revealed.
A border fence in Nogales, Ariz. (iStock)
"Arizona’s prayers are with @CBPArizona and the loved ones of the officer and civilian who lost their lives in this accident," Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey tweeted after the crash.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Tohono O’odham Police Department is investigating the crash, according to FOX 10 in Phoenix.
"The Tohono O’odham Nation is saddened by this tragic incident which took the lives of two individuals," Tohono O’odham Nation Chairman Ned Norris, Jr. said in a statement. "Please keep their families and friends in your thoughts and prayers."
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Sells is around 60 miles southwest of Tucson.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.