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Two young men were killed in separate traffic accidents Saturday on Interstate 805.

California Highway Patrol spokeswoman Debbie Russell identified one of the victims as Onofre U. Baltadano, 22, of Oceanside. She said he was killed about 3:30 a.m. when his car overturned and burst into flames after striking a center divider just south of the I-805 intersection with Interstate 5.

The other death was that of an unidentified pedestrian, believed to be 16 to 20 years old, who apparently was killed when struck by an unknown vehicle on I-805 not far from the border. The victim was found at the side of the road shortly after midnight. He was believed to be a Mexican.

A number of illegal aliens have been killed while attempting to cross the freeways near the border at night, and motorists have been urged to use caution.

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