2MONTGOMERY, N.Y. – Two separate highway crashes in the Hudson Valley on Tuesday claimed the lives of two motorists in what investigators are calling unrelated but tragic incidents.

The first occurred just before 8 a.m. on State Route 312 in the town of Southeast, while the second happened later that afternoon on Interstate 84 in Montgomery.

Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene.

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Two fatal crashes were reported in Putnam and Orange counties on Tuesday.

A 74-year-old woman and a 71-year-old man were killed in separate collisions.

Investigations into both incidents remain active.

Woman killed in head-on crash in Southeast

State Police said 74-year-old Eleana S. Silk of Carmel was driving eastbound on State Route 312 around 7:46 a.m. when her Honda CRV crossed int

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