State Minister Frank Witter, driver narrowly escape serious injury in Manchester crash
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — State Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Frank Witter, and his driver, narrowly escaped serious injuries after the vehicle they were travelling in overturned on the Melrose Hill Bypass in Manchester on Wednesday night.
The crash involved a Toyota Prado and an International truck. Witter and his driver were travelling in the Prado. The truck was transporting water.
Witter and his driver reportedly complained of chest and neck injuries. They were taken to the Mandeville Regional Hospital where they were treated and released.
According to police, both vehicles were travelling westerly uphill towards Williamsfield from Porus on the Melrose Hill Bypass, when upon reaching a section that has two lanes, the Prado attempted to undertake the truck.
The police said the Prado attempted to get ahead of the truck by way of the left lane, which filters from the May Pen to Williamsfield highway now under construction. Officers say tyre marks suggest that the Prado then overturned and slid almost 60 metres in the right lane.
— Kasey Williams