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Five injured after Toyota Mark X crashes in Portmore

From Jamaica Observer · () English

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  • Five occupants of a Toyota Mark X suffered injuries in an early Thursday crash on Fort Augusta Drive in Portmore, St Catherine.
  • Emergency crews cut the occupants from the vehicle, which had wrapped around a metal pole, and took them to hospital.
  • Jamaica's Constabulary Communications Network said no deaths had been reported at the time of the update.

Five people had to be cut from the wreckage of a Toyota Mark X after it crashed early Thursday on Fort Augusta Drive in Portmore, St Catherine.

The road links the toll road with Port Henderson Road. The occupants were taken to hospital for treatment after emergency personnel removed them from the badly damaged vehicle.

Videos shared on social media showed the car wrapped around a metal pole as Jamaica Fire Brigade personnel worked at the scene. A shirtless man also appeared in the footage, trying to assist the emergency workers.

A representative of the Jamaica Constabulary Force's Constabulary Communications Network said no fatalities had been reported so far, but added that the team remained at the scene and had not received further updates.

There have been no fatalities reported so far, but the team is on the ground; we haven’t received any other updates as yet.

· Constabulary Communications Network representativeThe police communications representative gave an initial update on the crash and casualty situation.
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