A 25-year-old driver of one car was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident after his 1998 Honda Accord, heading westbound, swerved across Farrington Highway and struck two other vehicles in the east-bound lanes, police said.

The Accord first struck a 1982 pickup truck, knocking off its rear tire. Then it continued in the east-bound lanes and ran head-on into a 1987 multipurpose vehicle driven by a 53-year-old Wai`anae woman.

The woman was taken to The Queen's Medical Center in serious condition. A 55-year-old male passenger in her car was reported in critical condition at Queen's this morning.

The 16-year-old driver of the pickup truck was not injured, police said.

The accident occurred just before 10 p.m. yesterday under conditions that police said involved clear skies, light traffic and a well-lit roadway. The speed of the first vehicle was a likely factor in the accident, police said.