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A 65-year-old woman died Monday after her car ran off the road, overturned and crashed into a building in Lawai, Kauai, police said.
The accident occurred at about 6 p.m. when the Kalaheo woman traveling northbound on Koloa Road in a Honda sedan crossed the centerline and struck a fence along the southbound shoulder of the roadway, according to a news release from the Kauai Police Department.
The sedan flipped onto its roof before crashing into a nearby building, police said. Details about how much damage was caused to the building weren’t available.
The woman, whose identification was being withheld pending notification of family members, died at the scene. Police said she was the lone occupant in the vehicle.
An autopsy is scheduled to be performed this week.
The traffic-related fatality marks Kauai’s sixth so far this year compared with a total of three on the island in all of last year.
Cause of Kona office fire under investigation
Hawaii County fire investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire that caused $200,000 worth of damage Monday to Air Conditioning Specialists Inc.’s warehouse and office in Kailua-Kona.
The fire was first reported at 9:13 a.m. Monday on Lawehana Street and was brought under control at 9:45 a.m.
Firefighters were called to the scene a second time at 8 p.m. when the fire apparently rekindled. It was brought under control at 8:37 p.m. The fire damaged the northern end of the warehouse, which contained an office.