Waterloo Road at the intersection of Old Hope

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Title

Waterloo Road at the intersection of Old Hope

Description

"Fatal accidents: The body of an unidentified man lies at left shortly after an accident involving a pedal cycle and a police Land Cruiser along Waterloo Road near its intersection with Hope Road yesterday morning. The Police Information Centre said the land cruiser and the bicycle were travelling in opposite directions at about 7.45 am. when the cyclist cut across the path of the land cruiser. Driver Constable Lawrence was said to have swerved to avoid the accident but did not succeed. The cyclist is about 28 years old and about 5 feet 7 inches tall."

Subject

Traffic accidents - Jamaica; Casualties; Traffic accident victims; Land Cruiser sport utility vehicle; Toyota vans; Police vehicles - Accidents - Jamaica; Police vehicles - Jamaica; Cycling accidents - Jamaica; Cycling accident victims - Jamaica

Creator

Charles Kinkead (Daily News)

Date

4-Jan-1978

Source

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

Identifier

D0008109

Rights

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

Format

JPEG

Type

Photograph

Citation

Charles Kinkead (Daily News), “Waterloo Road at the intersection of Old Hope ,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed October 14, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/7265.