Traffic investigators today were seeking a 21-year-old Palolo man suspected of being the driver who fled the scene of an accident this morning that left two people injured.

The accident occurred about 1:40 a.m. at the intersection of Kaimuki and 10th avenues. Police said the suspect's 1982 red Ford pickup, headed north on 10th Avenue, crossed the intersection without stopping at the stop sign.

The truck broadsided an eastbound 1991 tan Toyota Corolla four-door sedan, after which the truck's driver and three male passengers ran away.

Two of the passengers later named the driver for police.

The 45-year-old woman driving the Toyota was taken to The Queen's Medical Center in fair condition, while her 38-year-old brother, a passenger, was in critical condition. He was later upgraded to fair condition.

Police suspect speed and alcohol in the case.

Safe gets away in post-heist haste

Police this morning were looking for two burglars who fled in such haste that the wages of their crime went the other direction.

Detectives said the burglars broke into the Village Market, 1349 Wilder Ave., about 1:45 a.m. Police said the thieves took the store's safe and placed it in the back of a pickup, accelerating down Kewalo Street fast enough for it to bounce out of the truck bed. Police recovered it from where it lay in the middle of the road.

Acquaintance robs man of cash

A 37-year-old man told police last night that he was robbed by an armed man in his 20s near the intersection of River and North King streets.

The robber confronted the victim, who is an acquaintance, and pulled a semiautomatic handgun.