UPDATE – (8 p.m.) – A husband and wife from Waimea were killed in a two-vehicle crash on the Queen Kaʻahumanu Highway in North Kona on Tuesday morning.

Police have identified the married couple as 51-year-old Reginald Kaleilehua Tolentino Jr., and 55-year-old Colette Marie Kaleialoha Tolentino. 

The motor vehicle collision – which closed the highway in both directions for several hours on Tuesday morning – was the 6th & 7th traffic fatality this year, compared to 4 at this time last year.

More on the fatal crash: Husband, Wife From Waimea Killed In Kona Highway Crash

(BIVN) – A traffic incident shut down a portion of the Queen Kaʻahumanu Highway in North Kona on Tuesday morning.

A vehicle crash closed the road – also known as Highway 19 – in both directions, between the 81 and 82 mile markers.

The Hawaiʻi Police Department advised motorists to avoid the area near the Kiholo Bay Lookout for several hours. Police suggested Waikoloa Road as an alternate route.