KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (KHON2) — Hawaii Island police are looking for anyone who may have witnessed a collision involving an ATV on Tuesday at around 5:45 in North Kona. The crash involved one vehicle, a Rugged Terrain Vehicle or RTV, driven by an eight-year-old male. The passenger, a 13-year-old boy, was killed after the RTV veered […]
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (KHON2) — Hawaii Island police are looking for anyone who may have witnessed a collision involving an ATV on Tuesday at around 5:45 in North Kona.
The crash involved one vehicle, a Rugged Terrain Vehicle or RTV, driven by an eight-year-old male.
The passenger, a 13-year-old boy, was killed after the RTV veered off the roadway near the 72-1000 block of Puukala Road. The vehicle then hit a rock embankment and overturned. The teen was ejected from the vehicle and was later pronounced dead at the hospital.
The eight-year-old sustained minor injuries.
Anyone who saw the orange Kubota RTV X900 at the time of the incident is asked to call police at (808) 326-4646, ext. 229 or email adam.roberg@hawaiicounty.gov.