Article: Head-on collision leaves 3 dead on the Big Island

Two tourists and a Kapoho man died yesterday in the second head-on collision involving multiple fatalities on Big Island roads within four days.

The accident occurred about 1:30 p.m. yesterday on Keaau-Pahoa Road in Puna when a four-door Dodge Neon traveling Keaau-bound crossed the center line and smashed into a Chrysler minivan.

The van's 65-year-old driver -- a Kapoho resident and the vehicle's sole occupant -- was killed on impact, as was the Neon's 52-year-old driver and a 52-year-old female passenger.

The sedan's occupants were residents of Arlington, Va., and the Neon was a rented car, police said.

Police did not release the victims' names yesterday, pending notification of family.

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