Police investigating pedestrian fatality in Volcano

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Thursday afternoon, on Highway 11 at the Alii Koa Street intersection in Volcano, Hawaii Island officers responded to a motor vehicle/pedestrian collision.

The pedestrian was a was a 44-year-old male from Volcano and was found unresponsive when police arrived.

Multiple witnesses reported the pedestrian was standing by a stop sign prior to running into the road in front of a pickup truck operated by a 52-year-old male when he was struck.

He was transported to Hilo Medical Center and pronounced dead at 4:17 p.m.

The operator of the 2012 Chevy pickup truck was not injured as a result of the collision.

An autopsy has been ordered to determine the exact cause of death.

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At this time, police believe that speed and inattention are not factors in this collision.