A day that began with the death of three people in a high-speed crash on Likelike Highway grew darker this afternoon when a motorcyclist died after a collision with a school bus in Maili.

The motorcyclist was being described as a man in his 40s. Police said the school bus was empty and the motorcyclist was the only person injured.

He was taken to the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Co-workers and friends identified the man as Wesley Garcia, whom they described as a friendly, easy-going guy.

Early this morning, two men and a woman were killed in a high-speed, single-car crash in a Kaneohe-bound lane of Likelike Highway at the entrance to Wilson Tunnel.

Tim York, manager at Haleiwa Joe's restaurant in Kaneohe, identified two of the victims as James Krzywonski and Keone Cardenas, both employees of the restaurant.

Police identified the victims only as two men, ages 30 and 25, and a 22-year-old woman.

KHON-2 identified the woman killed in the crash as 22-year-old Amaya Albertsen.

Bryan Cheplic, spokesman for the city Emergency Services Department, said all were pronounced dead at the scene.

He said the accident occurred about 3:50 a.m.

Police turned Kaneohe-bound traffic around at Valley View Drive. The closure lasted until about 10 a.m. as crews cleaned up debris and fluids.

Police traffic investigators estimated the car was traveling at more than 100 mph when the crash occurred.

By about 7 a.m., they had completed their investigation at the site.

Police spokesman Maj. Frank Fujii said the four-door Audi sedan was speeding when it hit the embankment on the right, went airborne, slammed into the tunnel wall on the right and landed in the left lane just at the entrance to the tunnel.

At about 7:20 a.m., firefighters began the grim task of extricating bodies from the wreckage.

"We're hoping there are no other people in that car," Fujii said, adding that investigators could not be sure until several of the victims' bodies are removed.

"Our message to people is, 'Don't speed. Speed kills.' This is just a waste of life," Fujii said.