Several people rushed to hospital after Mandela Highway crash
Several people rushed to hospital after Mandela Highway crash
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December 11, 2021

Several people rushed to hospital after Mandela Highway crash

KINGSTON, Jamaica— Several people have been rushed to hospital following a traffic accident involving a minibus and a garbage truck on the Mandela Highway in St Andrew.

Reports are that about 5:45 pm, the minibus was travelling along the roadway towards Kingston when it collided with a garbage truck that was travelling in the same direction and overturned.

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