HUDSPETH Co., Texas (KTSM) — The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a serious crash that happened Tuesday night along I-10 East just outside of Van Horn.

The collision occurred just before 8 p.m. at milepost 125 in Hudspeth County, according DPS.

According to initial reports from investigators, the crash involved a semi-truck and a passenger vehicle. Two people inside the passenger vehicle were taken by life flight to an El Paso hospital for treatment.

Investigators closed off the eastbound lanes of traffic along the interstate and advised drivers to slow down and watch out for traffic control personnel and emergency responders working at the scene.