HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Repairs are underway after a tractor-trailer caused a chain reaction along Kailua Road Tuesday.

It happened around 1 p.m. in the Kailua-bound lanes near Kalanianaole Highway and Adventist Health Castle Hospital.

Hawaiian Telcom said the truck destroyed its lines and six poles between Ulukahiki and Uluoa streets. Both lanes of Kailua Road heading toward Kailua were closed for several hours.

Overnight lane closures required for restoration and repairs

The left lane of Kailua Road leading into the town of Kailua opened at 4:30 p.m. However, Kailua Road between Ulukahiki and Uluoa streets will be closed from around 8 p.m. so crews can work overnight on restoration and repairs.

Service to customers in Kailua, Waimanalo and Hawaii Kai may be affected.

The road will be reopened to morning traffic, Hawaiian Telcom says.

“We are very lucky.” Residents investigate damage to home

The incident caused a pole to land on the roof of Rheanna Stancil-Williams’ home. She said she was out to lunch with her family when it happened.

“We were actually just coming back from Windward Mall, and as we were driving up Kailua Road, we noticed the poles near the park. And then, as we were passing by, we noticed the pole on our house,” she said.

Stancil-Williams said his roof is now damaged.

“The post sits on our gutter and you can see it recessed into the roof a little bit,” she said. “There is a pole sticking out from the utility pole that got caught on our wall, which contributed to the impact of it completely crushing on our roof.

“We didn’t suffer the consequences when we were at home, so we’re very lucky,” Stancil-Williams said.

Incident under investigation

The truck belongs to Island Distributing, which is owned by Reyes Beverage Group. He was transporting a Pasha container.

Reyes Beverage Group said in a statement:

“We are aware of an incident that occurred earlier today on Oahu involving one of our trucks. We are grateful that no one was injured and are working closely with local authorities to investigate this matter. We will take appropriate action based on our findings.

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