Two in parked car killed after truck veers off in Hawaii

Two people were killed after a car crash on Sunday morning after a car crash in Maui, Hawaii.

The crash took place around 4:05 a.m. on North Kihei Road, about two miles southeast of Honoapiilani Highway in Kihei.

Officials upon reaching the crash site saw a 21-year-old man was behind the wheel of a 2020 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck that was heading southeast. The driver drifted onto the shoulder of the road and struck the rear of a white 2003 Nissan Sentra which was parked.

The impact of that crash caused the death of a 47-year-old woman and a 52-year-old man who sleeping inside the car.

They were pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the truck sustained insignificant injuries and was admitted to the Maui Memorial Medical Center Emergency Room.

Victims of the crash are yet to be publicly identified.

The officials are investigating the cause behind the crash.