Posted at 4:06 p.m., Wednesday, October 17, 2001

Man critically hurt in Fort Weaver Road accident

By Brandon Masuoka
Advertiser Staff Writer

A man was taken to the Queen's Medical Center in critical condition today after he fell asleep while driving and collided with an unoccupied city bus on Fort Weaver Road in Leeward Oahu, police and fire officials said.

According to police, the collision happened just before 10:30 a.m. when the man's two-door Honda Civic hatchback crossed four lanes of traffic and struck the parked bus.

The man, who was described as in his 30s, was traveling toward 'Ewa Beach when his car struck the parked bus that was facing in the opposite direction, a fire official said.

Police temporarily closed Fort Weaver Road between North Road and Makule Road to investigate the collision.