Two motorcyclists die in St Elizabeth crashes
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September 9, 2024

Two motorcyclists die in St Elizabeth crashes

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Two motorcyclists died in separate crashes in St Elizabeth on Sunday night and a man is in police custody after fleeing one of the accident scenes.

Police identified the victims as Shane Shaw, 28, a resident of Whithorn district and Odane Parchment.

Reports are that about 6:30 pm, a motor car collided with Shaw’s motorcycle on the Holland Bamboo main road resulting in him being flung from the bike. He was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Police said the driver of the car involved in the crash fled the scene on Sunday night and subsequently turned himself in at the Lacovia police station Monday morning. Further investigations revealed that the man does not have a driver’s license.

In the other incident, police said preliminary reports are that Parchment was hit from a motorcycle on the Newell main road. He was pronounced dead at hospital.

— Kasey Williams

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