By Associated Press - Sunday, April 10, 2016

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - A Las Cruces family, including two young children, is dead after a fiery two-vehicle crash.

New Mexico State Police say the collision happened at 12:30 a.m. Sunday on Interstate 25 in Las Cruces.

According to investigators, a Hyundai sedan stopped in the left lane.



A Ford sedan traveling in the same lane struck the Hyundai.

Police say the impact ruptured the fuel tank in the Hyundai and ignited a fire.

The Hyundai driver, 28-year-old Antoinette Harwood, and 19-year-old Corine Banda were pronounced dead at the scene.

Harwood’s children, 2-year-old Adrian Banda and 1-month-old Layahna Banda, died at a hospital.

The other driver, 18-year-old Noa Siamu of Las Cruces, is hospitalized in stable condition.

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Authorities did not say if speed or impairment were factors.

The crash remains under investigation.

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