Four men died in a collision involving two motor cars at the intersection of the Daniel Town main road and the North Coast Highway in Trelawny early this morning.
The men were the occupants of a Toyota Mark X that was heading towards Montego Bay, St James, says Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Gary McKenzie, the head of the police’s Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch.
The other car an Audi, was travelling in the opposite direction.
The incident happened about 2:15 a.m.
ACP McKenzie says following the collision, the Mark X crashed into guardrails on the road and was “seriously damaged”.
The deceased has been identified as 23-year-old fisherman Kimani Thompson; 24-year-old photographer Andre Gonzales and 25-year-old Jason Reid, a lifeguard, all from Trelawny.
The fourth victim is 24-year-old Marco Williams trom Ocho Rios in St Ann.
Thompson was reportedly driving the Mark X towards Falmouth when upon reaching the intersection with Daniel Town main road and the North Coast Highway, he collided with the Audi that was attempting to make a right turn.
“The nature of the damage would suggest that the speed was above 50 kilometres per hour so the investigation as well as the reconstruction of the crash will determine the exact range or specific speeds of the vehicles,” McKenzie said.