- Fatal crash claims two
Craig Oates – Hanover Correspondent
A pall of gloom hangs heavily over the community of Jericho in Hanover, as residents continue to mourn the untimely deaths of two of their young citizens who lost their lives in an accident along the popular Holland Bamboo main road in St. Elizabeth on Saturday, January 16.
The deceased have been identified as 29-year-old Andrew Bingham and 17-year- old Deniel Taylor, both of Jericho.
Reports are that shortly after 10 a.m. on Saturday, Bingham was driving a white Toyota Corolla motorcar in which Taylor was a passenger, from Middle quarters towards Santa Cruz, when he attempted to overtake a line of traffic, lost control of the vehicle and collided with a Toyota Hiace minibus transporting members of the Bible Way Apostolic Church, which was travelling in the opposite direction.
Bingham and Taylor, along with other persons who were injured in the bus, were taken to hospital, where Bingham and Taylor were pronounced dead, while the injured from the bus were treated and admitted in serious condition.
Adrian Mack, a resident from the Jericho community who knew both men, said: “I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw the car on my social media page. I knew it was them and was praying all would be fine, but unfortunately, this wasn’t to be because both men died. They were good young men. They were humble, respectful and took part in community activities.”
He said Taylor, who was a recent graduate of the Green Island High School, attended church regularly and played in the community’s Under-17 football competition.
“This is too much for the community,” a senior citizen commented, arguing that Jericho was still in the throes of recovery from the recent death of another young man from the community, whose body was discovered along the beach in neighbouring Sandy Bay .
Meanwhile, Andrea Dehaney, Councillor for the Sandy Bay Division, has offered condolences to the family of the young men and also offered prayers for the community, which she said was undergoing trying times.