Police: Man dies after ‘intentionally’ walking in front of bus
A traffic camera showed H-1 westbound traffic near Radford Drive Wednesday at 4:22 p.m.
Two lanes of the H-1 freeway westbound half a mile before the Waipahu offramp were closed following a traffic accident Wednesday afternoon.
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A man in his 20s was killed after walking in front of a city bus on the H-1 freeway Wednesday, police said. The subsequent accident investigation touched off hours of pau-hana
commute congestion.
Police said the man intentionally walked in front of the city bus on the freeway, about a half-mile east of the Waipahu offramp about 3 p.m. Police closed two lanes for about two hours to investigate.
Roger Morton, president and general manager of Oahu Transit Services, which operates TheBus, said according to a preliminary report, the man entered the freeway on foot from traffic barriers on the right side of H-1 and was hit by a bus traveling on the freeway near a construction zone.
He said the Route 40 bus, which was heading to Makaha, was in operation and likely had riders. No other injuries were reported.
Police have reopened all lanes on the westbound H-1 freeway after the crash has forced the closure of two lanes.
