TWO persons were killed in two separate accidents in the Corporate Area last night.

In the first incident, a man was killed and another injured in a motor cycle crash on the Temple Hall main road in St Andrew.

The dead man has been identified as Reynaldo Pike, 25, a truck driver of Cockburn Gardens, Kingston 11.

According to reports from the Stony Hill Police, Pike was riding a Jamco motorcycle along the roadway when he allegedly lost control of the cycle, fell, and was run over by an oncoming motor car. The pillion passenger also sustained injuries, and was taken to hospital. The driver of the motor car was unhurt.

He has since been warned for prosecution pending the outcome of further investigations.

In the second incident, a man was killed and six other persons injured in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Marcus Garvey Drive and Industrial Terrace in Kingston.

Dead is 55-year-old Sylvester Staple of Marcus Garvey Drive, Kingston 13, while a woman and five children—ages two to 15—sustained injuries in the incident.

Reports from the Tivoli Gardens Police are that about 8:10 pm, Staple was driving a Nissan AD wagon along the roadway when it collided with a Toyota Carina motor car. Staple, along with his six passengers, sustained injuries and were taken to hospital where Staple was pronounced dead. The other six remain in hospital.