CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Two Border Patrol agents were rushed to different hospitals Tuesday afternoon after a major crash with a tractor-trailer near Riviera, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. One of the agents was taken by air ambulance to Spohn Shoreline.
Wednesday morning, DPS officials said the two agents went through surgery and are still hospitalized.
The crash happened Tuesday just after 3 p.m. along U.S. Hwy 285 between Riviera and Falfurrias.
DPS Sgt. Guadalupe Casarez told 3NEWS that both the 18-wheeler and the U.S. Border Patrol unit were going in the same direction eastbound on U.S. Hwy 285 before they crashed.
The reason for the crash in currently unknown.
The driver of the Border Patrol unit was taken to CHRISTUS Spohn Shoreline Hospital. The second Border Patrol agent was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital in Kingsville.
The driver of the 18-wheeler is said to be ok and the crash remains under investigation.
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