Motorcyclist killed after colliding with tree fell by protesting Westmoreland residents
WESTMORELAND, Jamaica – A motorcyclist is dead after he crashed into a tree that angry residents felled during an ongoing protest in Little London, Westmoreland on Sunday night.
His identity has not yet been ascertained.
Observer Online understands that residents in the community are protesting the demise of two teens who died after they were allegedly hit from a motorcycle by a police vehicle and collided into a tree.
Nineteen-year-old Javian Black, a chef and 15-year-old Tareek Frazer were later pronounced dead at hospital.
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The police have since distanced themselves from the accident.
The police’s Corporate Communications Unit (CCU) reported that the teens collided with a motorcar that was travelling in the opposite direction.
The report said the driver of the motorcar fled the scene.
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More details to come.
-Kimberley Peddie
