News: Motorcyclist killed in rear-end collision near Honolulu airport
Police and emergency crews responded to the wreck in the westbound lanes of the H-1 Freeway near the Honolulu airport at about 12:10 a.m.
According to police, a motorcyclist was traveling at a high rate of speed when he lost control of the bike near Ohohia Street and the airport off-ramp at Exit 16A. The motorcycle crashed into the back of a vehicle and the rider was ejected onto the roadway.
The motorcyclist, a 23-year-old man, was pronounced dead after being taken to an area hospital. He was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident.
The driver of the vehicle, a 47-year-old man, was hospitalized in serious condition.
Investigators said speed was a contributing factor in the wreck.
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