Border Patrol says Texas crash killing 7 resulted from human smuggling attempt

U.S. Border Patrol personnel disclosed more information Saturday about a Thursday crash in El Paso, Texas, that left seven people dead.

The victims were among 10 people inside a 2019 Chevrolet Cruze that Border Patrol agents chased after an alert from a border sensor, KFOX14 of El Paso reported.

Three of the victims were illegal immigrants -- two from Mexico, one from Guatemala -- and were being smuggled into the U.S., the Border Patrol said Saturday. The other four victims were El Paso residents: an 18-year-old male driver, two women and another man.

"Human smuggling is not a victimless crime," El Paso Sector Border Patrol Chief Patrol Gloria Chavez said in a statement. "This is a tragic loss for our El Paso Community."