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Woman in her 80s dies after being struck by truck in Liliha

A woman in her 80s died Monday after being struck by a pickup truck while crossing a Liliha street, according to the Honolulu Police Department.

Police said the woman was crossing Alaneo Street in a marked crosswalk at about 7:10 a.m. when she was struck.

Honolulu Emergency Medical Services responded to the crash at Alaneo and North School streets near Saint Theresa School about five minutes later.

Paramedics treated the woman, estimated to be in her 80s, who suffered a head injury. She was taken in critical condition to a hospital where she died.

Her identity was not immediately released.

Police said the 51-year-old driver of the truck was traveling east on School Street and turning left onto Alaneo Street when he struck the woman. He remained at the scene.

HPD’s Major Stason Tanaka, commander of the traffic division, said the incident is still under investigation, but that speed, drugs, or alcohol do not appear to be contributing factors at this time.

Tanaka said the speed limit in the area, a residential neighborhood, is 25 mph.

So far this year, he said, there have been 11 traffic fatalities involving pedestrians on Oahu, compared to 11 at the same time last year. Of the 11, six were not in a marked crosswalk.

“Anywhere on this island accidents can occur,” said Tanaka at a news conference this afternoon. “Therefore, I’m urging everyone to be vigilant, especially during the holiday season when we tend to have more traffic on the roadways — [when] everybody’s mind is elsewhere focusing on Christmas gifts and attending festivities and whatnot — just urging everyone to be diligent and alert when they’re driving.”

He also urged drivers to keep their attention focused on the road, to put cellphones away, and to “drive with aloha.”

Police said this was the 50th traffic fatality on Oahu this year compared with 46 at the same time in 2022.

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