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Bicyclist succumbs to injuries from September Maui accident

A 63-year-old bicyclist died at Queen’s Medical Center from injuries he sustained in a September accident on Maui.

Christopher Thurber of Omaha, Neb., was visiting Maui at the time of the accident.

According to police, Thurber was traveling northbound on Makawao Avenue near Kee Road at about 9:54 a.m. on Sept. 26, when he failed to negotiate a bend in the roadway and lost control of his bicycle. He fell to the ground and slid into the opposite lane, where he was run over by a blue 1998 Dodge Ram truck driven by a 58-year-old man.

Police said Thurber was flown to Queen’s in critical condition, and died on Oct. 28, and are continuing their investigation of the accident. The truck driver didn’t suffer any injuries.

Thurber’s death is the 20th traffic-related fatality in Maui County compared to 21 at the same time last year.

One response to “Bicyclist succumbs to injuries from September Maui accident”

  1. paniolo says:

    My deepest ALOHA to his ohana.

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