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Rollover crash near Sierra Blanca checkpoint leaves 1 seriously injured

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Published 4:34 PM

SIERRA BLANCA, Texas (KVIA) -- One person was flown to an El Paso hospital with serious injuries after a rollover crash near a Border Patrol checkpoint, the Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed with ABC-7.

DPS Acting Lieutenant Eliot Torres said the crash happened around 11 a.m. Friday near the Sierra Blanca checkpoint along I-10 East.

Lt. Torres said the crash caused the passenger-vehicle lanes to close. All traffic is currently using the 18-wheeler side at the checkpoint.

Views of a rollover crash near a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint in Sierra Blanca, Texas.
(Courtesy: FitFam El Paso via Instagram)

Video showed a white van on its side. A helicopter was also at the scene.

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