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Two men killed in Mandela Highway crash

Published:Wednesday | July 27, 2022 | 6:51 PM
The driver reportedly lost control of the car which overturned in the path of a Mazda motor car heading in the opposite direction.  -Rasbert Turner photo

Two men were killed in a car crash on the Mandela Highway near Ferry in St Catherine on Monday afternoon. 

The incident happened around 5 p.m.

Head of the St Catherine South Police Division Senior Superintendent Christopher Phillips says he received a report on the fatalities but had no immediate details on how the crash happened.

The two men were travelling in a Nissan AD Wagon motor car towards Kingston.

The driver reportedly lost control of the car which overturned in the path of a Mazda motor car heading in the opposite direction. 

The crash caused a pile-up of traffic during the afternoon rush hour on the thoroughfare. 

Up to July 26, Jamaica's road traffic fatality count stood at 262.  

- Rasbert Turner

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