Honolulu, HI : Man dies in single-vehicle rollover crash at mile marker 35 on Highway 11 in the Kau Desert area of the park on Thursday, 25th July 2019

A 57-year-old man was killed today in a single-vehicle rollover crash in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.

Park rangers found the man unresponsive and pinned under an older-model SUV, which had rolled onto its side, according to a news release issued by the park.

A park employee reported the accident at 2:09 p.m. today on the Hilo-bound lane at mile marker 35 on Highway 11 in the Kau Desert area of the park.

Hawaii County Fire Department medics extricated and transported the man to Hilo Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

Park rangers, with the help of police, are investigating the incident.

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