A pedestrian was struck and killed Sunday in Waipahu, while a multicar collision claimed the life of a 74-year-old man in Niu Valley.
The Waipahu pedestrian fatality occurred during the early morning in the northbound lanes of the H-2 freeway near Waipio Gentry, approximately a mile before the Ka Uka Boulevard offramp.
Police said a blue 2015 Kia sedan operated by a 58-year-old man was traveling on the freeway when it struck the pedestrian at about
4:40 a.m. The crash occurred in the fourth lane on the right side of the freeway.
Emergency Medical Services personnel responded and treated the pedestrian, described as a man in his 20s to 30s. He was taken in critical condition to The Queen’s Medical Center where he later died.
The driver of the Kia was not injured. Police said neither speed, alcohol nor drugs were involved.
Seven hours later a 74-year-old man died in a chain-reaction crash in Niu Valley.
The collision occurred
at approximately 11:20 a.m. in the westbound lanes
of Kalanianaole Highway fronting the Niu Valley Shopping Center.
Police said a blue 2004 Toyota sport utility vehicle operated by a 47-year-old man was traveling on the highway when it struck a gray 2018 Jeep SUV operated by the 74-year-old man.
The Jeep struck a brown 2009 Toyota SUV. Police
said the third vehicle then collided with a white 2011 Toyota van.
Emergency Medical Services responded and treated the driver of the blue Toyo-
ta. He was taken to The Queen’s Medical Center in serious condition. Paramedics treated the driver of the Jeep and took him in critical condition to Queen’s, where he later died.
Occupants in the third and fourth vehicles sustained minor injuries and were treated at the scene.
Police said speed may have been a factor in the collision, while alcohol or drugs apparently were not.
Police temporarily shut down two lanes of the highway near the accident site to investigate.
Sunday’s deadly crashes are the fourth and fifth traffic-related fatalities on Oahu this year. Police said five traffic fatalities occurred on the island at the same time last year.
Positive identification for the victims in Sunday’s accidents is pending.
