MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The driver of a minibus involved in last Friday’s deadly crash which claimed three lives on the Melrose Hill Bypass in Manchester, has been warned for prosecution by the police.

The man, who police sources say remains hospitalised, was reportedly the driver of a Hyundai H1 minibus transporting seven people when it collided with a taxi on the Melrose Hill Bypass.

The collision resulted in the death of 19-year-old Mona-Ann Forbes, and two men whose identities have not yet been released by the police.

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Forbes and the two men were passengers in the taxi.

Police report that about 11:00 am the taxi, a Toyota Wish motor car, was travelling up Melrose Hill bypass towards Mandeville when the collision occurred with a Hyundai H1 minibus going in the opposite direction.

A reliable source told OBSERVER ONLINE that the minibus was transporting workers of a company contracted to do blasting on the US$188-million May Pen to Williamsfield leg of Highway 2000. The workers were reportedly conducting a post-blast survey in the area.

In May, traffic changes were made to the Melrose Hill Bypass, which is being incorporated into the highway project, to accommodate only westbound traffic. Eastbound traffic was diverted to the Old Melrose Hill Road.

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