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.

Two U.S. soldiers involved in operations near the border between the United States and Mexico were killed in a vehicle accident on Tuesday morning, and another was seriously injured, the military said.