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Big Island man killed in accident

A 37-year-old Kailua man died yesterday after losing control of his van while coming down a steep roadway Monday night in the Kalaoa area of Kailua on the Big Island.

The accident happened at 8:29 p.m. near 73-1062 Ahikawa St. Police said the 1992 Chevy van was headed downhill in the westbound lane of Ahikawa when it ran off the right shoulder. Police said the van then veered back onto the road, crossed the center line and ran off the left shoulder. Witnesses said it then hit two parked cars, uprooted several palm trees, flipped and landed upright in a residential lot.

The man died at 1:01 a.m. at Kona Community Hospital. His name was being withheld pending notification of family members.