UPDATE: Third person dies following Mandeville crash
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A third person has succumbed to injuries sustained in Tuesday night’s two-vehicle crash on the Winston Jones Highway near Mandeville.
Eleven people were injured in the crash.
Read: Two killed, 12 injured in Mandeville crash
The identities of those killed in the crash, which involved two taxis have not yet been released by the police.
OBSERVER ONLINE sources said one of the victims was employed as an orderly at the Mandeville Regional Hospital and was on his way home from work when the crash happened.
Preliminary reports are that shortly before 9:00 pm, two taxis — a Toyota Wish and Toyota Probox – were traveling on the highway when they collided.
The impact of the crash resulted in the Toyota Wish overturning. Several occupants of that car were flung from the vehicle.
The injured people were rushed to hospital by passing motorists and the police.
Two people were pronounced dead on arrival at hospital. A third person succumbed while undergoing treatment. Eleven people were admitted up to late Tuesday night.