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One dead, children hospitalized after St. Mary crash

From Jamaica Observer · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A head-on collision on the Tower Isle main road in St. Mary, Jamaica, resulted in one fatality and multiple hospitalizations, including two children.
  • The crash occurred Sunday evening between a Honda CRV and a Toyota Succeed, with emergency services needing to extract the deceased driver from the wreckage.
  • The incident brings the parish's road death toll to 12 this year, though this represents a 43% reduction compared to the same period last year.

A tragic head-on collision on the Tower Isle main road in St. Mary, Jamaica, on Sunday evening claimed the life of a 30-year-old man and left two young children among those hospitalized.

The incident occurred around 7:00 PM when a Honda CRV traveling from Port Maria towards Ocho Rios collided with a Toyota Succeed moving in the opposite direction near Columbus Avenue. The impact was severe, requiring the Port Maria fire department to cut the driver of the Toyota Succeed from the vehicle. He was rushed to Port Maria hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The two children traveling in the same vehicle sustained injuries and were also taken to the hospital for treatment.

The driver of the Honda CRV and his female passenger also suffered injuries and were transported to the hospital. The St. Mary police are currently investigating the cause of the collision. This fatality marks the 12th road death in the parish since the beginning of the year, a figure that, despite the tragedy, represents a 43% decrease compared to the same period in the previous year.

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Originally published by Jamaica Observer in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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