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Two people died in separate vehicle accidents on Molokai over the weekend.
At 10:43 p.m. Friday in Kaluakoi, a male driver was traveling east on Kaula Road in a 2013 Kia multipurpose vehicle when it drifted off the roadway and struck a rock embankment, according to the Maui County Police Department.
The vehicle flipped and landed on the passenger side.
Police said the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has yet to be released.
At about 6:05 p.m. Saturday in Hoolehua, John Kalua, 36, of Kalae was traveling east on Puu Kapele Avenue in a 1991 Ford Explorer when the vehicle failed to a negotiate a turn at the intersection with Lihi Pali Avenue, police said. The vehicle veered onto the grassy shoulder and struck several trees before it rolled onto its roof.
Kalua was pronounced dead at the scene.
These are the first and second traffic-related fatalities in Maui County for the year, compared with none at the same time last year.