The Orchard main road in Hanover was stained with blood on Sunday November 1 as a fatal collision claimed the life of a man to usher in the new month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The deceased has been identified as 19 year-old rafter Icoll Atherton of Mount Pelier Sandy Bay in the parish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Investigators probing this latest motor vehicle collision report that about 5:20 a.m. on Sunday Atherton was driving a red Missile motor cycle along the Orchard Main road toward Lucea when on reaching a section of the roadway a white Hino truck travelling in the opposite direction allegedly veered from the right side of the road into the path of Atherton\u2019s motor cycle causing a collision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The force of the impact flung Atherton onto the roadway where he sustained multiple injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was subsequently transported to the Noel Holmes Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The driver of the truck as well as a passenger in the truck, who were both injured, were also taken to hospital where they were treated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since the start of the year Jamaica recorded 286 deaths as a result of 247 fatal crashes. This represents a 10% decrease when compared to the corresponding period last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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