Fatal crash closes H-1 West near Aala St. overpass

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A woman has died after a crash that shut down the H-1 Freeway westbound in Honolulu Saturday.

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According to the Honolulu Police Department, officers responded to a single-vehicle crash just before 6 p.m. near the Aala Street overpass.

Sources said a woman in her late 20s was pronounced dead at the scene.

First responders remain on scene, and the investigation is ongoing.

The city said via HNL Alert that westbound lanes of the freeway near the Aala Street overpass are closed and access is restricted to emergency vehicles only.

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Officials said those on the H-1 West are being diverted off the roadway at the North School Street cutoff.

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Drivers are asked to avoid the area.