Police on Monday revisited the site of a crash along the Temple Hall main road in St. Andrew in which five people died.
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By Kimone Witter
There were 11 road fatalities across four parishes on the weekend.
Eight fatalities resulted from two crashes in St. Mary and St. Andrew, while there were two deaths in St. Catherine and one in Clarendon.
This brings to 67 the number of people who have died due to road crashes since January, compared with 82 for the same period last year.
Dr. Lucien Jones, Vice Chairman of the National Road Safety Council, said the high number of fatalities is concerning and has a negative effect on Jamaica's workforce and development.
He added that the healthcare system is burdened by the injuries resulting from these crashes.
St. Andrew crash
Grieving relatives on Monday morning revisited the scene of Sunday night's crash in which five young people, including a teenager, died on the Temple Hall main road in St. Andrew.
The deceased are 17-year-old Romario Moodie, 18-year-old Anthony Fuller, 20-year-old Tajay Murray, 20-year-old Raheem Campbell and 24-year-old Jamie Marriott.
All were from Border in St. Andrew.
The grandmother of one of the young men says they were all related.
It's reported that about 10:00 p.m., the group was travelling on three motorcycles toward Temple Hall.
On reaching Clark's Hill, one of the drivers reportedly swerved to avoid a pothole, lost control of the vehicle and collided with a Toyota Hiace bus that was travelling in the opposite direction, causing it to overturn.
The motorcyclists and the pillion riders died at the scene.
They were not wearing helmets.
The driver of the Toyota Hiace was treated for injuries.
A resident told Radio Jamaica News on Monday morning that crashes on the Temple Hall main road are frequent.
The woman, who requested anonymity, said motorists often use the road as a race track, forcing pedestrians to take evasive action.
She appealed for the police to increase their presence on the roadway and urged motorists to slow down.
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