A Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldier succumbed to injuries he sustained in a vehicular collision on the Bethel Town main road in Westmoreland on Sunday, January 1. He has been identified as 20-year-old Private Javaughnie Morris, of Lincoln District, Grange Hill in the parish. At about 3:15 in the afternoon, Morris was traveling in a patrol vehicle with another soldier when their vehicle collided with a water truck. Both JDF members were taken to the hospital where Morris later succumbed to his injuries. He is the first recorded.
Fatal crash victim since 2023
Meantime, 14 people from one family suffered several injuries in a two-vehicle collision in St Mary, Sunday. Vice-Chairman of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) Dr Lucien Jones is calling on the health ministry to track the number of road fatalities and injuries recorded annually.
Vice-Chairman of the NRSC Dr Lucien Jones says while Jamaica has recorded zero road deaths so far in 2023, one family is coming to terms with the effects of vehicular crashes after 14 relatives suffered injuries in a two-vehicle collision Sunday.
Reports suggest the crash occurred at about 7 pm. He says annually approximately 1.3 million people die globally from road accidents, while 35 million suffer injuries. Meantime, he says it is important for the ministry of health to also take note of the number of persons being injured as a result of road accidents. Watch the report below:
Reporter: Nicola Brown
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