Update | Driver in fatal Clarendon crash involving students arrested at airport
Published:Monday | December 2, 2024 | 2:18 PM
The driver who fled the scene of the crash in Clarendon that claimed the lives of two students and injured three others this morning has been held while reportedly attempting to leave Jamaica.
He was apprehended by the police at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston.
This was confirmed by Transport Minister Daryl Vaz in a post on X, formerly Twitter, this afternoon.
He said more details will be provided.
The Clarendon police had indicated that a manhunt was launched to take the driver into custody.
He was driving a Subaru vehicle which collided with a Toyota Probox taxi.
The police reported that speeding played a role in the crash.
Two students of Lennon High School were killed and three others along with the taxi driver were injured and taken to hospital.
One of the hospilised students is reportedly in critical condition.
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