Motorcyclist, 28, dies after colliding with bus in Kalihi
A 28-year-old motorcyclist has died after a collision involving a bus and another car Tuesday night on Nimitz Highway.
Honolulu police say at about 9:50 p.m., the motorcyclist was traveling westbound on Nimitz Highway at a high rate of speed when he ran a red light, then collided with a city bus making a left turn onto Kalihi Street.
The motorcyclist was ejected onto the roadway, where he was then hit by another vehicle. He was not wearing a helmet.
The motorcyclist was taken by American Medical Response to a hospital in critical condition, where he was later pronounced dead.
The bus driver, a 46-year-old woman, and the driver of the other vehicle, a 68-year-old man, were not injured and remained at the scene.
Speed appears to be a contributing factor to the collision at this time, police said, but whether drugs or alcohol were factors remains unknown.
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Police said this is the 52nd traffic fatality on Oahu this year compared to 48 during the same time in 2022.
An investigation is ongoing.