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Man dies following head-on collision

A man died and a woman was left in serious condition following a head-on collision on Daniel K. Inouye Highway this morning.

Hawaii island police said a minivan traveling east on the highway crossed into the opposite lane and collided with a vehicle headed west.

The driver of the minivan was transported to an area hospital, where he later died. The female driver of the other vehicle was also transported to a hospital in serious condition.

Police closed the highway from the 9-mile marker above Hilo to the Waikii entrance above Waimea for several hours while an investigation was conducted.

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