McAllen police investigating overnight crash that left 2 dead

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Authorities are investigating a fatal crash in McAllen that claimed the lives of two men Friday morning.

McAllen police officers arrived near 12th Street and West Pecan Boulevard around 2:04 a.m. Friday in response to a crash involving a single vehicle in the area.

The driver, who was later identified as 22-year-old Daniel Guadalupe Saenz of McAllen, was traveling west on Pecan Boulevard when he lost control of the vehicle and struck a pole, according to a news release from McAllen Police Department.

Saenz and his passenger, 40-year-old Nathan Gower Schwarz of Pharr, were transported to a local hospital where they later died.

Details about the circumstances of the crash and the cause remain under investigation.