East Hawaii News
Victim in Bicycle-Truck Crash Not Yet Identified
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Police have not yet released the name of the bicyclist who died Saturday morning after being struck by a truck on Route 19 just north of Pukihae Street.
Fire rescue personnel responding to an 8:47 a.m. call found the bicyclist on the roadway. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
A department spokesman said the man on the bicycle had been struck by a semi-tractor trailer.
The highway was closed for several hours from Waianuenue Avenue to Hau Street, with traffic being detoured onto Wainaku Street.
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