St Mary driver killed in crash

A 60-year-old St Mary driver was killed in a road crash in the parish Sunday, May 1.

Dead is Crowley Murray of Long Road, St. Mary. Police reported that Murray died as a result of injuries he received in a fatal collision on the Gray’s Inn main road in St. Mary.

The Constabulary Communications Unit (CCU) said the Annotto Bay Police reported that about 11:01 a.m., Murray was driving a Toyota coaster bus with passengers aboard towards Port Maria. On reaching a section of the roadway, he allegedly tried to negotiate a corner, lost control of the vehicle and collided into a Kenworth Tipper motor truck travelling in the opposite direction. The occupants of the bus were were taken to hospital where Crowley was pronounced dead. The others were treated and released.

Investigations continue.