Posted on: Sunday, January 12, 2003

Man dies in Waipi'o car, truck crash

Advertiser Staff

A man in his late teens or early 20s was killed last night in a traffic accident in Waipi'o that also injured three people.

Police continued to investigate late into the evening and information about how the accident occurred was unavailable.

Firefighters, police and EMS paramedics were called to Waipi'o Uka Street, between Lumikula and Meahale streets, about 6 p.m.

They found a black Trans Am or Firebird and a Chevy Truck, side by at one side of the road.

The passenger in the car was dead when authorities arrived. The car's driver, a 55-year-old man with abdominal injuries, was trapped inside the car and was rescued by firefighters.

A 19-year-old man, the driver of the truck, also had abdominal injuries. A 19-year-old woman, a passenger in the truck, had chest injuries.

The three injured people were taken to The Queen's Medical Center. The 55-year-old man was in guarded condition last night. The two teens were in fair condition.