2 dead, 4 injured after crash on I-10 East past Clint

UPDATE (3:02 p.m.) -- The El Paso County Sheriff's Office said a 78-year-old man and 67-year-old woman died after Monday's crash.

A preliminary investigation found a Lincoln Navigator drove westbound on I-10 near Mile Marker 42, according to EPCSO. The Lincoln crossed the median into the eastbound lanes and crashed head-on with another SUV, a Nissan Rogue, driving east.

EPCSO said Timothy Head drove the Lincoln and Barbra Thacker was a passenger in the Nissan. They both went to a hospital and died to their injuries.

The four others sent to the hospital have non-life-threatening injuries, the sheriff's office said.

TxDOT said on X the road closure following the crash is expected to last until around 4 p.m.

UPDATE (11:43 a.m.) -- The sheriff's office confirmed with ABC-7 six people in total have been sent to the hospital. Two have life-threatening injuries.

EPCSO said two cars are involved in the crash.

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- All eastbound lanes on I-10 near Clint (Mile 43) closed after a crash, the Texas Department of Transportation said Monday. Three people are in the hospital -- two have life-threatening injuries, according to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office.

TxDOT posted the traffic alert just after 11 a.m. Drivers should get off the highway at Exit 42 (Clint).

Drivers should expect delays and plan to take a different route, TxDOT said. Lanes will stay closed until further notice.

ABC-7 reached out to the El Paso Fire and Police departments for more information.