Accident on the Spanish Town Highway in the vicinity of Sterling Drugs

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Title

Accident on the Spanish Town Highway in the vicinity of Sterling Drugs

Description

"Wheels up! Curious persons viewing two motor vehicles which overturned on the Kingston - Spanish Town Highway in the vicinity of Sterling Drugs on Wednesday afternoon. The vehicles involved were a Valiant motor car with registration NE 9418 [foreground] and a Toyota motor truck with registration PS 7558 [background]. Police reports said both vehicles were travelling in the same direction when the Toyota truck hit the right rear of the Valiant. Both then overturned. An unidentified passenger in the truck suffered a broken leg while the drivers received minor injuries. The car was being driven by owner-driver Harold McFarlane, 60, or 130 Duhaney Drive, St. Andrew while the truck which is owned by Joy Laine Distributors was being driven by Winston Clacken, 31, of 40 Yvette Crescent Edgewater in St. Catherine."

Subject

Traffic accidents - Jamaica; Automobiles; Bus accidents - Jamaica; Motor vehicles; Valiant automobile

Creator

A21 Briscoe

Date

31-Jul-1981

Source

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

Identifier

D0008126

Rights

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

Format

JPEG

Type

Photograph

Citation

A21 Briscoe, “Accident on the Spanish Town Highway in the vicinity of Sterling Drugs,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed December 22, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/7281.