
State Police officials said 23-year-old Alexis Chavez of Deming and 75-year-old Roy Edwards of Silver City sustained fatal injuries in the crash.
According to the accident report, Edwards was driving a 2016 Toyota passenger car east on State Road 26, following behind a 2004 Toyota van pulling a flatbed trailer with a Jeep on it.
Near mile-post 12, Edwards began to pass the Toyota van pulling the Jeep, and collided head-on with a Dodge Charger being driven westbound by Chavez.
The driver of the Toyota van pulling the Jeep, as well as the driver of a 2011 Chevrolet Camaro which also became involved in the wreck, were both uninjured.
Alcohol does not appear to be a contributing factor to the crash, and seatbelts appear to have been properly utilized.
The crash remains under investigation.