HONOLULU, HI – Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s help in their investigation of a traffic collision in Hilo last week.
In a news release, police said the incident took place Wednesday near the intersection of Kino‘ole and West Lanikāula Streets at about 5:30 p.m.
Witnesses reported seeing a man fall from the bed of a green pickup truck while it was traveling south through the intersection. According to police, the pickup may have collided with a red sedan but both drivers fled the scene before police arrived.
The man, a 66-year-old Kea‘au resident, sustained head and back injuries and was taken to the Hilo Medical Center where is in stable condition.
Anyone with further information regarding the incident was asked to contact Hawai’i Island.
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