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April 18, 2026

WATCH: Several injured after bus overturns on PJ Patterson Highway

ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Several people were injured when a Toyota Coaster bus overturned along the PJ Patterson Highway in St Catherine on Saturday.

It is understood that about 4:30pm, the bus was travelling along the highway with seven people aboard when the vehicle skidded on the wet road before it crashed into the median and overturned.

Several of the passengers reportedly suffered minor wounds in the incident and were taken to a medical facility for treatment.

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