One dead following two-vehicle collision in Ocho Rios
ST ANN, Jamaica — A man died from injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle crash on the Ocho Rios Bypass in St Ann on Wednesday.
He has been identified as 34-year-old Orane Allen, a chef from Salem, Runaway Bay, in the parish.
According to the police, around 11:00 pm, Allen was driving his Honda Civic along the thoroughfare when he crashed into a Jaguar motor car travelling in the opposite direction. The police were called to the scene and occupants of both vehicles were rushed to hospital where Allen was pronounced dead.
This brings to 219 the number of persons who have been killed in fatal crashes since the start of the year. According to the Road Safety Unit, these deaths resulted from at least 201 fatal crashes.