NORTH KONA, HI – A 13-year-old boy died in an accident involving a Rugged Terrain Vehicle in North Kona on Tuesday, Hawai‘i Island police said.
An investigation found that an 8-year-old boy was driving a Kubota RTV X900 on the 72-1000 block of Puukala Road at about 5:45 p.m. when it veered off the roadway. The vehicle, which is designed for navigating rough landscapes, struck a rock embankment and overturned.
The 13-year-old boy, a Kailua-Kona resident, was ejected from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead after being taken to Kona Community Hospital. The 8-year-old was treated at the scene for minor injuries.
The police department’s Area II Traffic Enforcement Unit is investigating the crash.
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