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Kapiolani Boulevard westbound lanes closed after collision knocks tree into truck

COURTESY MIKE SAPP
                                A fallen tree damaged the cab of a semi-truck and closed westbound lanes of Kapiolani Boulevard late this afternoon.

COURTESY MIKE SAPP

A fallen tree damaged the cab of a semi-truck and closed westbound lanes of Kapiolani Boulevard late this afternoon.

Westbound lanes of Kapiolani Boulevard are closed from Mahukona Street after a motor vehicle collision knocked a large monkeypod tree into the cab of a semi-truck.

The accident occurred at the corner of Kaheka Street and Kapiolani, near a First Hawaiian Bank branch.

Honolulu fire, police and ambulance crews responded to the 4:52 p.m. call reporting the collision.

At about 5 p.m., Honolulu police said that motorists should avoid the area, use alternate routes and expect delays. Mahukona Street’s northbound lanes were also closed from Kona Street, police said.

No injuries were reported as a result of the fallen tree.

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