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Police ID man killed in Kawaihae Road truck crash
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by Big Island Video News
on Nov 18, 2013 at 8:59 am

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STORY SUMMARY

WAIMEA, Hawaii – Hawaii County Police have identified the driver killed in a Friday tanker crash on Kawaihae Road. 41 year old Amos K. Agliam of Hilo became the 24th traffic fatality this year when the tractor he was driving pulled off the road and rolled over, spilling diesel fuel across the highway. Police closed […]

WAIMEA, Hawaii – Hawaii County Police have identified the driver killed in a Friday tanker crash on Kawaihae Road.

41 year old Amos K. Agliam of Hilo became the 24th traffic fatality this year when the tractor he was driving pulled off the road and rolled over, spilling diesel fuel across the highway. Police closed the road for hours.

From Hawaii County Police:

HawaiiCountyPoliceHPD, 11.18.13

“Around 2:04 p.m., a 2003 Kenworth tractor pulling a tanker trailer, which was loaded with 8,402 gallons of No. 2 diesel fuel, was traveling west down a steep grade on Highway 19 (Kawaihae Road) near the 64-mile marker when it pulled onto the right paved shoulder, continued onto the unpaved shoulder and collided with a large mound of dirt and debris. (It was reported that the vehicle’s brakes were smoking.) The trailer broke loose, crushing the cab and rolling onto its right side.

The tanker was punctured, spilling between 1,500 and 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel.

Agliam died at the scene. An autopsy has been ordered to determine the cause of death. Alcohol and speed are not considered factors in this collision.”

Police closed Kawaihae Road to all traffic that day at 2:26 p.m. It reopened at 8:42 p.m.

Anyone who witnessed the collision call Officer Thomas Koyangi at 326-4646, extension 229.


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