Woman falls from moving vehicle on South King Street, dies
A 29-year-old woman died in a vehicular accident today in Makiki when she exited the side door of a van in motion and struck the road, police said.
She was taken by Honolulu Emergency Medical Services to a hospital, where she died.
The accident took place at 1:45 p.m. near the intersection of Pensacola and King streets.
A 26-year-old woman was driving the van Diamond Head-bound on South King Street when the incident occurred, police said.
Police said speed, alcohol and drugs did not seem to be factors in the incident.
It was the sixth traffic fatality this year on Oahu, compared to four for the same period in 2016.
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