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Kauai police are looking for the driver of a vehicle that hit and seriously injured a 47-year-old bicyclist in Kapaa tonight.
Police said the hit-and-run incident occurred just after 7 p.m. on Kawaihau Road near the Bettencourt Lane intersection.
The westbound vehicle struck the Kapaa woman as she was riding her bicycle in the westbound lane.
She then struck a reflector post and landed in a ditch.
Bystanders assisted the woman until police, firefighters and medics arrived. She was taken to Wilcox Memorial Hospital with serious injuries.
Police closed Kawaihau Road in both directions until 8:30 p.m. while Kauai police Traffic Safety Section investigated.
Anyone with information on the crash is asked to call police at 241-1711. Anonymous tipsters may call Kauai CrimeStoppers at 246-8300.
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