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Senior citizen dies after being hit from bicycle in October

Published:Saturday | November 30, 2024 | 11:32 AM
An investigation has been launched by the St Catherine South Traffic Department. - File photo

A senior citizen who was hit from his bicycle in Portmore, St Catherine, over a month ago has died in hospital.

Seventy-five-year-old Earl Brooks, of Southboro, Portmore, St Catherine, died on Friday.

Police reports state that on October 10, Brooks was riding a bicycle along Navada drive in the community when he was hit by a motor vehicle.

He reportedly suffered severe injuries and was assisted to the Kingston Public Hospital where he was admitted.

An investigation has been launched by the St Catherine South Traffic Department. 

- Rasbert Turner

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