A U.S. Border Patrol agent was killed in a one-vehicle crash Friday evening west of Tucson.
The agent was on duty and driving in a Border Patrol vehicle on Arizona 86 west of Sells at the time of the crash, said Rob Daniels, a spokesman for the agency's Tucson Sector.
The crash occurred at about 5 p.m. and the agent was pronounced dead at the scene at about 6 p.m., Daniels said.
"He died at the scene from massive head and internal injuries," Daniels said.
The agent was alone in the vehicle and no other vehicles were involved, Daniels said. He said the agent was not involved in a pursuit when the crash occurred.
Daniels did not have any information about how the crash occurred.
The agent's name and age were not released pending notification of the agent's relatives. The agent was assigned to the Ajo station.
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The Tohono O'odham Police Department is investigating the crash, since it occurred on the reservation.
Officials with the tribal Police Department could not be reached for comment late Friday.
This is the second agent from the agency's Ajo station to be killed this year in a crash while on duty.
In March, Senior Patrol Agent Nicholas Greenig, 28, was killed and another agent was injured when their car struck a cow on Arizona 86 near Why.
