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KAILUA-KONA — A cyclist is in critical condition after a collision with a motorist on Kuakini Highway late Friday morning.
The crash occurred at 11:30 a.m. The cyclist, a 65-year-old man, was traveling north in the southbound bicycle lane on Kuakini Highway when he broadsided a vehicle exiting the Honda dealership, according to Hawaii Police. Alcohol is not a factor in the incident.
Police say the cyclist wasn’t wearing a helmet and suffered injuries to the head. He was taken to Kona Community Hospital then flown to Queen’s Medical Center on Oahu.
The driver of the vehicle, a 37-year-old woman, was uninjured in the collision.
The crash is under investigation.