Police said the driver of the van said he fell asleep before the accident. Andrew Shimabuku - The Honolulu Advertiser

The accident occurred on Fort Weaver Road, 97 feet north of Keaunui Drive, at 1:20 p.m. and speed appears to be a factor, police said.

A co-worker, 35, was taken to The Queen's Medical Center and is in critical condition, police vehicular homicide investigators said tonight.

The accident investigation closed two right, makai-bound lanes of Fort Weaver Road at Keaunui Drive until 4:13 p.m.

Kong's death is O'ahu's 42nd traffic fatality of the year, 13 of which have been pedestrians. Kong, however, is the first pedestrian fatality since June 4.

Ten of O'ahu's 13 pedestrian deaths occurred between January and March.