Two people were ejected and one person killed in a Saturday afternoon rollover crash on I-19 near Tucson.

Two people were killed in two separate crashes on southbound I-19 Saturday afternoon, officials said.

The driver was killed after being ejected in a single-vehicle crash that took place shortly after 3 p.m. near Papago, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

One person was killed in an earlier crash at kilometer post 48, at the Arivaca Road exit.

Troopers were investigating the single-vehicle crash, in which two people were ejected from the vehicle.

No additional details were immediately available.


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Contact reporter Caitlin Schmidt at cschmidt@tucson.com or 573-4191