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Cousins killed in three-vehicle crash on Spur Tree Hill

Published:Tuesday | February 22, 2022 | 1:35 PM
Omar Hewitt, 25, and Nevardo Brown, 21, were killed when their motorcycle was hit by a Toyota Mark X heading towards Manchester. On impact, the men were flung into the air then landed on the windshield of this Toyota Coaster bus - Audley Boyd photo

A St Elizabeth family is now in mourning after two cousins died in a mid-morning crash on Spur Tree Hill in the community of Gutters in the parish.

Omar Hewitt, 25, and Nevardo Brown, 21, were killed when their motorcycle was hit by a Toyota Mark X heading towards Manchester.

The cousins were heading down Spur Tree Hill towards St Elizabeth.

On impact, the men were flung into the air then landed on the windshield of a Toyota Coaster bus.

They died on the spot.

The cousins were both welders at Austin's Welding Shop in Pepper, St Elizabeth.

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