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New Mexico State police investigate fatal rollover in Las Cruces.

New Mexico State Police (NMSP) are investigating a fatal rollover that happened Friday evening around 7 p.m. on I-25 near mile marker 12.

According to an NMSP statement, a vehicle traveling on I-25 had a tire blowout and rolled onto the median.

Police had the northbound lanes shut down during the on-scene investigation.

Two children were in the back seat of the vehicle and were ejected.

One child died at the scene. Police identified the child as 13-year old Luis Armando Renteria Jr.

The driver of the vehicle, the front seat passenger, and a 5 year old child were transported to University Medical Center in El Paso. They are expected to survive.

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