Head-on Likelike crash kills Kaneohe woman

A 72-year-old Kaneohe woman died Thursday after her vehicle crashed head-on with another vehicle in Kalihi.

The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office identified the woman as Ione Adams. An autopsy is scheduled for today.

Police said the woman was driving a 2014 sport utility vehicle on Likelike Highway when it crossed over the median and collided with another vehicle driven by a 41-year-old Hawaii Kai woman, who sustained minor injuries.

Firefighters and paramedics responded to the crash scene at Likelike Highway and School Street at about 8:55 a.m. Paramedics took the woman by ambulance to the Queen’s Medical Center, where she later died.

The accident marked the 39th Oahu traffic fatality this year, compared with 32 fatalities at the same time last year.

Police closed the northbound lanes of Likelike from School Street onward while an investigation was conducted, and reopened the lanes at 10:41 a.m.