San Jon, NM : 49-year-old James R. Empey and 21-year-old Dustin Miles Empey dead in multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 40 in eastern New Mexico on Sunday, April 12, 2015

Two men killed in a multi-vehicle crash in eastern New Mexico have been identified as Texas residents.

New Mexico State Police announced Monday that 49-year-old James R. Empey and 21-year-old Dustin Miles Empey both were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash early Sunday on Interstate 40 near San Jon.

Both men are from Garland, Texas. It wasn't immediately clear how the two are related.

Police say James Empey was driving a pickup truck when it reportedly crashed into the back of a Freightliner.

The truck came to rest in the roadway and was hit by another commercial vehicle, which overturned.

Police say two more commercial vehicles then struck the two disabled vehicles.

No other injuries were reported and police say the cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Police: 2 men killed in multi-vehicle crash in eastern New Mexico ID'd as Texas residents