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The 8-year-old girl who was a passenger in a car involved in an April 5 collision on the H-2 freeway near Waipio Gentry has died.
The girl was a passenger in a gray Honda Fit driven by a 33-year-old Wahiawa man who lost control of the car and struck a tree, police said.
Police said the girl died Tuesday. The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office has not yet released the girl’s identity.
Police said the Honda and a red Nissan Altima were traveling southbound on the freeway when the cars collided as one of the vehicles’ drivers was trying to change lanes.
The 33-year-old man was in serious condition, while the child was taken in extremely critical condition to a hospital.
The collision occurred just after the Ka Uka Boulevard onramp.
The Nissan driver, a 33-year-old woman, was reportedly in good condition and refused treatment.
Police said speed and alcohol were not involved.
Correction: >> A previous version of this story had incorrect dates for the crash and the girl’s death.