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Man dies in crash after allegedly driving wrong way on Williamsfield Highway

From Jamaica Observer · () English

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  • A 56-year-old man died after driving his vehicle the wrong way on Highway 2000 in Manchester, Jamaica, colliding head-on with another vehicle.
  • The incident occurred early Thursday morning near Porus, involving a Toyota LiteAce driven by the deceased and a Toyota Hiace.
  • This fatal crash follows another multi-vehicle collision in Manchester on Wednesday that resulted in two deaths.

A man has died from injuries sustained in a head-on collision on Highway 2000 in Manchester, Jamaica. The incident occurred around 12:50 am on Thursday when the deceased, identified as 56-year-old Parton Buchanan of Blenheim district in Hanover, was reportedly driving his Toyota LiteAce in the wrong direction.

According to the police report, Buchanan was traveling west in the eastbound lane of the dual-carriageway. He collided with a Toyota Hiace that was proceeding in the correct eastbound direction. Buchanan was pronounced dead at the hospital following the crash.

This fatal accident is the second in the Manchester area within a short period. On Wednesday morning, a separate three-vehicle collision in New Forest, Manchester, claimed the lives of two men. The police had previously identified the victims of that incident.

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