A tanker truck crashed in South Kohala on Friday, killing the driver and spilling thousands of gallons of fuel. A tanker truck crashed in South Kohala on Friday, killing the driver and spilling thousands of gallons of fuel. Shortly after
A tanker truck crashed in South Kohala on Friday, killing the driver and spilling thousands of gallons of fuel.
Shortly after 2 p.m., South Kohala police responded to a traffic crash and determined that a tanker carrying approximately 8,400 gallons of diesel fuel was traveling in the makai direction on Kawaihae Road when it ran off the road and overturned between the 63- and 64-mile markers, spilling nearly half its load.
The driver was pinned inside the vehicle and died at the scene. His name is being withheld pending positive identification and notification of his family.
Kawaihae Road was closed for several hours in both directions.
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