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Fatal accident reported off Military Highway in Brownsville
Posted: 12.28.2012 at 10:04 AM
Updated: 12.28.2012 at 5:15 PM
Daisy Barrera

Daisy is a reporter for Action 4 News.

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Authorities are investigating a fatal accident on a highway that runs along the U.S./Mexico border in Brownsville.

It all happened on Military Highway and Torres Road around 8:00 a.m. Friday.

Brownsville police confirmed that a teenage male was killed the accident.

Two passengers were rushed to the hospital with one of them being listed in critical condition.

A cause of the accident is not clear but officers reported finding 500 pounds of marijuana inside the vehicle.

Action 4 News will provide more information as it becomes available.

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