Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a single-vehicle collision that claimed the life of a three-year-old Waikoloa girl on Friday evening. 

At approximately 7:12 p.m., Hawai‘i Island police responded to a report of a single-vehicle collision in the parking lot of a residential complex off Waikoloa Road. A preliminary investigation revealed that a gray 2017 Nissan Pathfinder, driven by a 26-year-old Waikoloa woman, was reversing in the parking lot when the toddler ran behind the vehicle and was struck.

The child, whose name is not being released due to her age, sustained critical injuries and was transported to Queen’s North Hawai‘i Community Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Police do not believe that speed, alcohol, and/or drugs are factors in this collision. The investigation is ongoing.

The Area II Traffic Enforcement Unit has initiated a major traffic collision investigation.

Anyone who witnessed the collision is asked to please contact Officer Adam Roberg at (808) 326-4646, ext. 229, or via email at adam.roberg@hawaiicounty.gov.