Fatal accident on Church Street

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Title

Fatal accident on Church Street

Description

"Fatal accident: a large crowd looks on as attendants remove the body of 20 year old Viris James of 20 Kew Road, Kingston 10 from Church Street yesterday afternoon. Miss James was killed when she was knocked by a truck which got out of control and ended up on the sidewalk. A second person Joseph McKenzie of 55 1/2 Hanover Street was admitted to hospital with injuries. The driver of the truck, Baltimore Swaby, 22 of 56 Love Lane was later arrested by the City Centre Police and charged with manslaughter, dangerous and careless driving. The accident occurred at about 12:30 pm."

Subject

Traffic accidents - Jamaica; Automobiles - Collision damage; Taxicabs - Accidents - Jamaica; Traffic accident victims - Jamaica

Creator

Kenneth Davis (Daily News)

Date

Jul-1975

Source

NLJ Photograph Collection IN: Daily News Collection - Accidents

Identifier

D0010063

Rights

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

Format

JPEG

Type

Photograph

Citation

Kenneth Davis (Daily News), “Fatal accident on Church Street,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed October 30, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/9158.