Border Patrol Agent Dies in ATV Accident During Texas Patrol

An ATV vehicle is removed from the scene where a border patrol agent was killed in Mission, Texas, on Dec. 7, 2022. Delcia Lopez/The Monitor via AP

MISSION, Texas—A U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent died Wednesday after an all-terrain vehicle accident while patrolling along the border in south Texas, according to the agency.

The accident happened about 1 a.m. near Mission, Texas, along the border with Mexico, Customs and Border Patrol said in a statement. The agent was tracking a group of people who had crossed the border illegally.