Mon | Mar 9, 2026

Two motorcyclists killed in separate weekend Crashes

Published:Monday | March 9, 2026 | 10:21 AM

Police are investigating two crashes that claimed the lives of two motorcyclists in Clarendon and Westmoreland over the weekend.

The victims have been identified as 48-year-old Marvin Carridice of Lionel Town, Clarendon, and 22-year-old Maurice Robinson of Fort Williams, Westmoreland.

Reports are that about 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, Carridice was riding a motorcycle along Bustamante Drive in Lionel Town when he collided with a Toyota Probox motor car.

He was taken to May Pen Hospital, where he later died.

In the second incident, about 5 p.m. on Saturday, Robinson was riding a motorcycle along the Fort Williams main road when he collided with a parked Toyota Coaster motor truck.

The impact reportedly resulted in serious injuries and extensive damage to the motorcycle.

Robinson was assisted to the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The Whithorn and Lionel Town police are investigating the incidents.

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