Elderly woman killed in Waipahu pedestrian accident
A 73-year-old Waipahu woman died after she was struck by a car this morning while crossing Waipahu Street near Waipahu Elementary School.
A 47-year-old Waipahu woman was turning left from Waikele Road onto Waipahu Street when her car struck the other woman about 5:30 a.m., police said. The pedestrian was not in a marked crosswalk, according to police.
Police closed Waipahu Street near the school while they investigated the accident.
Paramedics took the woman to the Queen’s Medical Center, where she later died.