BARRETT TOWN, St James — In a case of together at birth, together in death, residents here have been left puzzled following the passing of twin brothers in what they are describing as a bizarre collision while driving separate motorcycles after an event at a “dead yard” in the nearby Spot Valley community.

Dead are Kenroy Miller, otherwise called Gunny, and Vinroy Miller, otherwise called Stamma. The brothers, who were from a section of the Barrett Town called Compound, were 29 years old.

The Jamaica Observer visited their house yesterday and found the premises locked up; however, several young men nearby stated that they are astonished at the development involving the twin brothers.

“This mysterious, man; you have to go into your crystal ball because we don’t really understand this. This is not anything normal,” one man said.

“How two brothers really lick up and dead so? That puzzling, my youth,” he added, choosing not to be identified.

He explained that the situation is even more devastating as the brothers were at a nine-night event for a friend in Spot Valley before the collision.

“The two man a come from a ‘dead yard’ for a girl that die overseas, and to see this now it strange bad,” he continued.

According to the police, about 12:15 on Saturday morning both men were driving separate motorcycles in opposite directions when they reportedly collided.

The police were contacted and the Miller men were taken to hospital where they subsequently succumbed to their injuries.

Both individuals were reportedly not wearing any protective equipment such as helmets. However, when asked about reports that the brothers had no headlights, the men told the Observer they could not confirm.

They, however, sought to provide some insight into the lives of the Miller brothers, explaining that they were friendly individuals.

“They are working youth dem — one work a hotel and one work on site. A good youth dem, man. Boy, this rough,” one young man said.

Another man indicated jokingly that some individuals were reportedly saying the situation seems to be occult-related.

“Some man saying this must be ‘guzum’,” he said.

Meanwhile, speaking to the Observer yesterday, Councillor Anthony Murray (Rose Hall Division, Jamaica Labour Party) lamented that the men reportedly weren’t wearing the required protective helmets. He, therefore, called on individuals in his division to adhere to the rules of the road so as to prevent any such recurrence.

“I am using this opportunity to appeal to our drivers because what we have realised in this division, we have seen an increase in the number of accidents related to motor bikes, especially in the Spot Valley area,” he said.

“I am appealing to our motorists — who are especially using that particular road — to be careful on the road, to ride within the speed limit, and most importantly wear your protective gear,” he said.

Since the start of the year, Jamaica has recorded 279 road fatalities, resulting from 239 fatal collisions, up to October 4.