Motor vehicle accidents claim at least 3 lives in 12 hr period across Jamaica
It was a tragic weekend on Jamaican roads as motor vehicle accidents claimed the lives of at least three individuals within a twelve hour period.
According a report by Irie FM, at least three people were killed in separate motor crashes across the island on the weekend. The accidents occurred in St Ann, St Andrew and St James.
Those killed have been identified as 27-year-old Tashy-Ann Myers of Kingsling Avenue, Kingston 10, Simon Davidson of Exchange in St Ann and 47-year-old British national Dian Esty of London, England.
In the St James incident police say about 10:00 p-m on Saturday (July 12), Ms Esty was in the process of crossing a section of the Rose Hall Main Road when she was hit by a mini bus travelling towards Montego Bay. She was hit in the vicinity of a hotel where she was a guest. She was pronounced dead at the Cornwall Regional Hospital.
In the St Ann incident reports from the Browns Town police are that about 8:00 a.m. yesterday (July 13), Davidson and four others were travelling in a motor car from Brown’s Town towards Discovery Bay when the vehicle slammed into a truck. The passengers were reportedly coming from a dance when the accident occurred.
The injured persons were taken to hospital where Davidson was pronounced dead.The other four were admitted in critical condition.
In the final incident, reports from the Stadium Gardens police are that about 3:30 a.m yesterday (July 13), Myers was driving a Toyota Yaris motor car with two passengers aboard along Old Hope Road.
Upon reaching the intersection of Old Hope Road and Lady Musgrave Road, she reportedly lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the embankment.
All three persons were taken to hospital, where Myers died while being treated. The other two were treated and released.
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this is truly sad!
So sad the roads are too small ,also was alcohol any part of these accident ..
i was awake in a nearby apartment at 4am Sunday morning when Tashy Ann’s accident took place (it was too hot to sleep). I still hear the screeching breaks and the massive impact into the wall replaying in my head. The lady crying out for help asking passersby to assist to take the injured to hospital and saw when the white mini bus wisked them away to the hospital and the police car coming along a few moments later to hear that the injured were already on their way to help. It remains a mystery what caused her to loose… Read more »
This is sad indeed, i just took a look at her profile and i felt as if i knew her for a long time, you can see how bright her future would have been, so full of life and adventure, speeding did not seem like an immediate factor to me in any of these accident, more like sleep deprivation, which can be equally deadly as drunk driving, be careful on the roads peeps.
Simon Davidson’s brother also died later that day while the 3rd brother was on life support. He is currently still in the hospital while Simon and his brother Lamber will be laid to rest on August 10th
i was awake in a nearby apartment at 4am Sunday morning when Tashy Ann’s accident took place (it was too hot to sleep). I still hear the screeching breaks and the massive impact into the wall replaying in my head. The lady crying out for help asking passersby to assist to take the injured to hospital and saw when the white mini bus wisked them away to the hospital and the police car coming along a few moments later to hear that the injured were already on their way to help. It remains a mystery what caused her to loose… Read more »
This is sad indeed, i just took a look at her profile and i felt as if i knew her for a long time, you can see how bright her future would have been, so full of life and adventure, speeding did not seem like an immediate factor to me in any of these accident, more like sleep deprivation, which can be equally deadly as drunk driving, be careful on the roads peeps.
So sad the roads are too small ,also was alcohol any part of these accident ..
this is truly sad!
Simon Davidson’s brother also died later that day while the 3rd brother was on life support. He is currently still in the hospital while Simon and his brother Lamber will be laid to rest on August 10th