A “T-bone-type” collision involving two vehicles claimed the life of one person and injured two others on Highway 19 on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017.
The Hawai‘i Fire Department arrived on the scene at 4:20 p.m. and reported that a four-door sedan heading north hydroplaned and crossed the centerline and collided with a pick-up truck heading south around the 33 and 34 mile markers of Highway 19 in Pa‘auilo.
The occupant of the sedan was ejected and found dead approximately 25 feet from the vehicle.
The occupants of the pick up truck had minor injuries. One male party was treated and transported and the other was released at the scene.
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