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Posted on: Friday, November 20, 2009

Kapahulu Avenue partially shut after accident; HECO fixing telephone pole

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HECO crews are working on a telephone pole that was damaged after a driver struck it in an accident on Kapahulu this morning.

BRUCE ASATO | The Honolulu Advertiser

A wooden utility pole stands damaged on Kapahulu Avenue between Harding and Kaimuki after it was struck by a vehicle in the early morning hours, Friday. Police diverted vehicular traffic away from the site as a HECO work crew came on the scene to affect repairs.

BRUCE ASATO | The Honolulu Advertiser

A HECO repair crew works on a wooden utility pole that was damaged after it was struck by a vehicle along Kapahulu Avenue between Harding and Kaimuki in the early morning hours, Friday.

BRUCE ASATO | The Honolulu Advertiser

Kapahulu Avenue is closed in both directions between Harding and Kaimuki avenues after an accident around 4:30 a.m. that involved a telephone pole.
Police said a driver hit the pole and that it is only being help up by a tension wire.
Bryan Cheplic, spokesman for the Emergency Services Department, said the male driver was taken to a trauma center in stable condition.

HECO is on the scene making repairs. Police said they expect it will be at least several hours until the roads will reopen. The accident happened at 1017 Kapahulu Ave.

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