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7 dead, 3 injured when car fleeing Texas Border Patrol crashes

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Published June 25, 2020
Updated June 26, 2020, 4:17 a.m. ET
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El Paso Police Sgt. Robert Gomez, right, walks near the scene of a car crash
El Paso Police Sgt. Robert Gomez, right, walks near the scene of the crashAP
Authorities work on the scene of a car crash
Authorities on the scene of the crash in El PasoAP
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A damaged silver four-door vehicle is transported after being involved in a crash involving 10 people
A damaged silver four-door vehicle being taken away from the site of the crashAP
A woman who police confirmed is the mother of one of the occupants of a vehicle involved in a fatal crash is comforted by an unidentified man
A woman who police confirmed is the mother of one of the occupants of a vehicle involved in a fatal crash in El Paso, Texas.AP
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Seven people were killed and three injured when a car they were traveling in crashed while being pursued by Border Patrol in Texas early Thursday morning, authorities said.

The fatal wreck occurred about 2:15 a.m. in the border city of El Paso after the driver of the four-door sedan failed to stop for Border Patrol, according to El Paso Police Sgt. Robert Gomez.

Border Patrol tried to pull the vehicle over for a failure to yield violation, Gomez said.

The driver crashed into a semi-trailer that was parked outside of a downtown building, KVIA reported.

The three surviving victims were taken to area hospitals in stable condition, authorities said.

The ages and nationalities of the victims weren’t immediately known.

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