Head-on collision near Kualoa Ranch sends 7 to hospital

A head-on collision on Kamehameha Highway near Kualoa Ranch this afternoon sent seven people to the hospital.

Honolulu Emergency Medical Services responded to the crash near Coral Kingdom at 49-132 Kamehameha Highway with multiple units at about 3:45 p.m.

EMS said paramedics treated a woman in her 60s, a 49-year-old woman, and 54-year-old man and took them to a trauma hospital in serious condition. They also treated four other adults — three woman and one man — and took them to a hospital in stable condition.

Police closed Kamehameha Highway in both directions following the collision.

The Hawaii Department of Transportation also warned of water on the road in Waikane at about 4:40 p.m. today.