Korean woman dies in crash with tour bus on Kauai
A 56-year-old Korean woman died today from injuries sustained in a traffic crash Sunday on Kauai involving a tour bus.
Kauai police identified the woman as Seon Young Jo of South Korea.
Police said a Nissan Versa was heading east on Weliweli Road shortly before 7:45 p.m. when it went through the intersection of Ala Kinoiki Road without stopping.
A Polynesian Adventures tour bus heading north on Ala Kinoiki struck the passenger side of the Nissan, dragging it several feet.
Seon Young Jo, a passenger in the car, was taken in critical condition to Wilcox Medical Center, then medevaced to the Queen’s Medical Center, where she died Monday.
The Nissan driver, a 27-year-old woman from South Korea was critically injured and was also taken to Wilcox and medevaced to Queen’s, where she remains in critical condition, police said today.
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No other injuries were reported.
A portion of Ala Kinoiki Road was closed for three hours while police investigated.