Policeman killed, another driver injured in St Elizabeth crash
Published:Thursday | July 30, 2020 | 10:27 AM
A senior policeman is dead and another person is in hospital following a collision along the Shaws main road in St Elizabeth last night.
The deceased has been identified as deputy superintendent of police 37-year-old Omar Morris, who is of a St Catherine address.
The incident happened about 8:15 p.m.
According to the police, Morris was driving his Honda Accord motor car along the road and crashed into a Toyota Hiace motor bus while allegedly attempting to overtake the vehicle.
Both vehicles hit an embankment and the Honda Accord careened off the road and ended up in a river below.
Both drivers were assisted to hospital where Morris succumbed to his injuries and the other driver was admitted.
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