A woman is dead and two men are in critical condition following a two-vehicle collision along the Queen's Highway near the St. Ann/Trelawny border on Thursday morning.
Reports indicate that a Toyota RAV4 which was being driven towards Discovery Bay attempted to overtake a line of traffic when it crashed into an oncoming Toyota Hiace.
The woman, who was driving the SUV, died on the spot.
The two male passengers were rushed to the Falmouth Hospital in critical condition.
The driver of the Hiace was pinned inside the vehicle and had to be cut from the wreckage by firefighters.
This latest incident comes as the National Road Safety Council issued a warning to motorists and pedestrians to exercise extra caution during the festive Christmas season.
It said holiday traffic and ongoing hurricane recovery efforts have made road conditions more hazardous, especially in western Jamaica.
Recent NRSC statistics show an increase in road deaths in St. James, where fatal crashes rose from 16 in 2024 to 27 in 2025.
Hanover also recorded a small rise from 18 to 20 to over the same period.
The country has recorded 354 road fatalities since the start of the year.
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