Month: January 2020

Spanish Town, St. Catherine – The Kingston Central Police have launched an investigation into the death of a pedestrian after he was reportedly struck by a JUTC bus on the weekend in Down Town, Kingston.

He has been identified as Daryl Wright, 73, of 11 Miles Bull, St. Thomas.

The accident occurred along East Parade in the vicinity of the Coke Methodist Church.

It is reported that around 3:25pm Saturday, January 25, 2020, the bus was heading south along East Parade in the right lane and on reaching the Coke Methodist Church the driver said he suddenly heard an impact to the right side of the bus. He said that upon hearing the sound he quickly stopped the bus and found out that an elderly male pedestrian had been hit and that he had fallen to the roadway.

Police personnel who were quick on the scene took the injured pedestrian to hospital for treatment, where he was admitted. Mr. Wright later succumbed to his injuries.

Spanish Town, St. Catherine –An unidentified man has succumbed to injuries following an incident involving an International Tractor Head which made contact with a JUTC chartered bus along the Green Acres main road in the vicinity of Meadowrest on Sunday, January 19, 2020.

According to reports around 4:30pm Sunday afternoon, a JUTC chartered bus was travelling along Green Acres main road heading in the direction of Spanish Town. On reaching a section along the roadway an International Tractor Trailer Head registered CF7185 was travelling in the opposite direction. The JUTC driver reported that when he observed the International Tractor Trailer Head approaching the bus, he veered further left, mounted the embankment and stopped. He said the Tractor Trailer made contact with the bus while passing and upon examination of the damage to the bus he saw a man lying on the roadway suffering from injuries. The driver reported that he called the police for assistance and the injured man was taken to the Spanish Town Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

The matter is being investigated by the Spanish Town Police.