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Motorcyclist dies after collision
A 35-year-old man died Sunday after the motorcycle he was operating collided with another vehicle on Kaukonahua Road in Wahiawa.
The collision occurred at about 3:30 p.m. The man was transported in extremely critical condition to Wahiawa General Hospital, where he later died.
Police closed Kaukonahua Road between Wilikina Drive and Kamananui Road until just after 6:30 p.m.
Police said speed may have been a factor.
No one injured by house fire
A woman and three children were safe Sunday after a fire broke out in their Ewa Beach house.
Firefighters got a call for a structure fire at 10:34 a.m. Sunday and arrived at 91-1638 Laupai St. at 10:39 a.m.
Flames were beginning to extend to the second floor when firefighters arrived, said Honolulu Fire Department spokesman Capt. David Jenkins. The fire was under control at 11 a.m.
Two adults and three children occupy the house. A woman and three children were home during the fire.
The woman evacuated the children safely but went back into the house for the pets, and she became trapped, Jenkins said. She climbed out of the second-floor garage window to the roof, and neighbors were able to bring her down safely with household ladders, he said.
No injuries were reported.
The kitchen is said to be where the fire started, but the cause was still under investigation.
"We really want to stress that you do not go back inside once you evacuate," Jenkins said.
The Red Cross is assisting the family with shelter, food and clothing.
Guardsman ID’d as Ewa Beach man
The Hawaii Army National Guard soldier who died Friday after performing the Army physical fitness test has been identified as Dwayne Torres, 32, of Ewa Beach.
Torres fainted while taking the physical test, was treated by an on-scene medic and then transported to Wahiawa General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at about 7 a.m., according to the National Guard.
He was on active duty, meaning he worked full time for the National Guard, and was a member of the Recruiting and Retention Battalion.
The cause of death has not yet been determined.
Drowning victim was from Waianae
The Medical Examiner’s office has identified the 26-year-old man who died in an apparent drowning near Laie Point on Friday as Traison Ako of Waianae.
Ako reportedly jumped into the ocean from a nearby cliff to assist a family member who was having difficulty in the water.
Firefighters and ocean safety personnel located Ako in the water with two other people, but he was unconscious and did not have a pulse. He was brought to shore on a watercraft and pronounced dead at the scene.
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