Two people killed in separate early Saturday crashes in New Orleans

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NOPD says a pair of traffic incidents left two people dead.

The first one happened on I-10 over the Industrial Canal.

"Police responded to Interstate 10 on the Highrise shortly before 12:30 a.m. today on a report of an accident," NOPD Sgt. Barry Fletcher said in a news release.  "Responding officers found two vehicles involved in a collision."

He said one person was pronounced dead on the scene.

The investigation continues.

Less than two hours later, there was another deadly incident.

"New Orleans Police responded to a report of an accident on the Crescent City Connection shortly before 2:10 a.m. today," Fletcher said. "Responding officers confirmed a pedestrian on the bridge had been struck while in the west bank bound lanes."

New Orleans EMS confirmed the victim was dead.

Louisiana State Police are investigating.

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