Causeway accident - St. Catherine

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Title

Causeway accident - St. Catherine

Description

"Causeway accident: traffic using the Causeway in St. Catherine was held up for several minutes yesterday afternoon after an accident involving this Leyland passenger bus and a Toyota motorcar [foreground]. Most eyewitness reports said the car was attempting to overtake the bus on the left approaching the bridge from Kingston direction when it became entangled in the front bus bumper. After several "near misses" both came to a halt on the bridge without injury to anyone. The bus was being driven by Trevor Calder of Anderson Road, Kingston 4, while the car was being driven by Police Detective Corporal Franklyn Mitchell."

Subject

Causeways - Jamaica; Traffic accidents - Jamaica; Bus accidents - Jamaica; Buses; Traffic congestion - Jamaica

Creator

Alvin Jones (Daily News)

Date

24-Apr-1981

Source

NLJ Photograph Collection IN: Daily News Collection - Accidents, Ja. - Road

Identifier

D0008102

Rights

Permission to reproduce this image must be obtained from the National Library of Jamaica.

Format

JPEG

Type

Photograph

Citation

Alvin Jones (Daily News), “Causeway accident - St. Catherine,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed December 22, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/7258.