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Two killed, one injured in crash north of Alice, Texas

The driver, 59-year-old Daniel Munoz of Mercedes, Texas, and one passenger, 59-year-old Maria A. Trujillo, also of Mercedes, were both pronounced dead at the scene.

ALICE, Texas (Kiii News) — Two people were killed in a single-vehicle accident Sunday morning on U.S. Highway 281 about nine miles north of Alice, Texas.

According to Texas Department of Public Safety troopers, it happened around 6:50 a.m. Sunday. A sport utility vehicle occupied by the driver and two passengers was traveling south on 281 and veered off road, striking a guard rail and rolling over.

The driver, 59-year-old Daniel Munoz of Mercedes, Texas, and one passenger, 59-year-old Maria A. Trujillo, also of Mercedes, were both pronounced dead at the scene. A male passenger was transported by HALO-Flight to Christus Spohn Shoreline Hospital with injuries but in stable condition.

State troopers are still investigating the accident.

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