Overturned truck near Red Gal Ring
Title
Overturned truck near Red Gal Ring
Description
"A total of 11 people were injured, two critically, when this truck overturned near Red Gal Ring on the Stony Hill Road early yesterday morning. The truck, with registration FM2257 and laden with market produce and headed for Kingston from St. Mary, was negotiating a corner at about 2:40 am. when it got out control and overturned. The driver's name was not ascertained.
In an earlier accident a few miles away, the driver was killed and one man injured when another truck. Thirty-year-old Roy Clarke of Old Golden Spring Road died on the spot when the truck he was driving got out of control and feel over a precipice a few chains from his home.
His passenger, Special Constable Aston Gordon of Stony Hill, was admitted to the KPH. Mr. Clarke was driving home the truck owned by Mapp Successors Limited, 2a Brentford Road, when it fell over a 50-foot precipice."
In an earlier accident a few miles away, the driver was killed and one man injured when another truck. Thirty-year-old Roy Clarke of Old Golden Spring Road died on the spot when the truck he was driving got out of control and feel over a precipice a few chains from his home.
His passenger, Special Constable Aston Gordon of Stony Hill, was admitted to the KPH. Mr. Clarke was driving home the truck owned by Mapp Successors Limited, 2a Brentford Road, when it fell over a 50-foot precipice."
Subject
Traffic accidents - Jamaica; Automobiles - Collision damage; Truck accidents - Jamaica; Stony Hill (St. Andrew, Jamaica)
Creator
Daily News
Date
Nov-1974
Source
NLJ Photograph Collection IN: Daily News Collection - Accidents
Identifier
D0010029
Rights
Permission to reproduce this image must be obtained from the National Library of Jamaica.
Format
JPEG
Type
Photograph
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Citation
Daily News, “Overturned truck near Red Gal Ring,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed April 24, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/9124.