Updated at 12:09 p.m., Monday, December 10, 2007
Man injured by falling tree branch in Kahaluu
Advertiser Staff
A 41-year-old man was rushed to The Queen's Medical Center in serious condition after a tree branch fell and hit him in the back of the neck, said city emergency services spokesman Bryan Cheplic.The accident was reported at 10:40 a.m. Tree trimmers were apparently clearing trees on Mapele Road in Kahalu'u. It was not clear whether the man was a tree trimmer or pedestrian.
The man was transported to Queen's in serious condition with possible cervical spine injuries, Cheplic said.
