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Man on bicycle killed in Yallahs collision

Published:Friday | April 18, 2025 | 4:29 PM
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A 40-year-old man on a bicycle succumbed to injuries sustained in a traffic collision in St Thomas last night.

He has been identified as Robert Turner, a merchandiser from the Pondside district in the parish.

Reports are that around 9:45 p.m., Turner was riding a bicycle along the Albion main road in Yallahs when he collided with a Toyota Probox motor car.

He sustained severe injuries and was taken to the Princess Margaret Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The 43-year-old driver of the motor car was warned for prosecution.

The Morant Bay Traffic Department is investigating the incident.

- Rasbert Turner

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