Traffic has been reduced to a single lane on a section of the Royal Flat main road near the Williamsfield roundabout in Manchester after a trailer overturned on Friday morning.

Trailer overturns in Manchester

MANCHESTER, Jamaica – Traffic has been reduced to a single lane on a section of the Royal Flat main road near the Williamsfield roundabout in Manchester after a trailer overturned on Friday morning.

Preliminary reports are that sometime before 8:00 am, the rear of the trailer jackknifed and overturned while the driver was negotiating a curve on the main road.

Police are now on the scene directing traffic.

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