Pedestrian critically injured on Kapahulu Avenue
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An ambulance drives past a scene at Kanaina and Kapahulu Avenue where a pedestrian was critically injured in an early morning accident.
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Honolulu police investigate the scene of a pedestrian accident on Kapahulu Avenue early Friday morning.
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A pedestrian on Kapahulu Avenue near Kanaina Street suffered critical injuries Friday morning in a traffic accident.
Paramedics treated and took a 34-year-old man to the hospital in serious condition following the 3:30 a.m. accident but he was later downgraded to critical condition.
Police said the man was not in a marked crosswalk.
Honolulu Police closed Kapahulu Avenue heading toward Waikiki until about 7:30 a.m. as Traffic Division officers examined the scene.
Traffic heading to Waikiki was re-routed to Kanaina Street.