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CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
A man died when a truck and vehicle collided on Kunia Road between Anonui Street and Kunia Loop this morning.
A 26-year-old Schofield man is dead and a 50-year-old Waipahu man was taken to the hospital in serious condition after a crash on Kunia Road on Oahu this morning.
The older man, a mechanic, was driving an Allied Machinery utility truck, said Joe Johnson, a sales employee for the company.
The utility truck was headed north at about 10:45 a.m. when the younger man, driving southbound, crossed the center line and crashed into the truck, Honolulu police said.
The younger man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
After the accident, police closed Kunia Road between Anonui Street and Kupuna Loop for about three hours.
Police said speed was an apparent factor in the crash.
The fatality marked the 15th on Oahu this year compared to 18 at the same time last year.
We could pay for the rail by hiding a few solo bikers everyday on that hell strip between Walmart and Wheeler. Speeding, reckless driving, excessive speeding, illegal overtaking, mobile phone violations, you name it. Not smart to do any of those things on a one lane each strip of old, under-maintained highway.
The speeders I’ve seen have mostly been military. I could tell by the fatigues they were wearing.
dangerous road…
It’s only dangerous because there are lots of dumb*ass drivers who don’t pay attention to what they are doing,namely DRIVING!
Car looks like an early 2000 BMW E46. They had a recall for the Takata airbag. May have contributed to the driver’s death if it wasn’t switched out. Of course hitting a bigger vehicle is not a guarantee that the airbag will prevent a fatality.
Neither will crossing the center line help.
Yes, I don’t see an airbag deployed, not like it would matter.
Distracted driving? Just wondering.
Kunia Road is accursed. Over the decades, it has been the scene of many, many horrific and memorable, deadly accidents. Speeding and irresponsible weaving in and out of traffic have been the precursors to death and destruction on that road. RIP.
Double solid yellow line take notice. Don’t forget those big solid white lines too. So many don’t adhere to the driving laws and the safety to why these lines are put on the roadway.