Police briefly closed the Honolulu-bound lanes on the Pali Highway due to a two-vehicle accident that sent two people to the hospital in serious condition.

The accident involved a Toyota pickup truck and a sport utility vehicle that occurred shortly before 9:30 a.m. on the highway, approximately 100 yards below Old Pali Road near the Nuuanu Reservoir, according to Honolulu Fire Capt. David Jenkins.

Emergency Medical Services said the pickup truck with four occupants was rear-ended by the SUV. At some point during the crash, the SUV overturned.

Jenkins said the SUV driver was able to get out of the vehicle on his own. Fire personnel treated him at the scene where he declined further treatment.

The truck driver, a 67-year-old man, was trapped inside of the vehicle because it was pinned against the hillside by the SUV. Firefighters used cutting tools to extricate the driver. Three passengers — two women ages 53 and 35 and an 11-month old baby — were able to exit the vehicle on their own.

The 67-year-old driver and 53-year-old passenger were transported to the hospital in serious condition, and the 35-year-old passenger and baby were transported in stable condition.

A separate multi-vehicle accident occurred on the Kailua-bound lanes of the Pali Highway near the hairpin turn at approximately 10:30 a.m. Paramedics treated four people — three women and a man — for minor injuries.

Emergency Medical Services said one of the four individuals, a 54-year-old woman, complained of a chest injury and was transported to a trauma hospital in stable condition. The three other individuals declined to be transported to the hospital.