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Overturned Leyland truck
"How lucky can you get? Truck driver Barrington Small (in front of truck) was on his way to the Salt River bulk sugar store Sunday with a load full of 18 tons brown sugar from New Yarmouth and Monymusk, when the steering on his Leyland truck snapped.…
Damaged tanker
"Curious onlookers inspecting the damage to this tanker which crashed into a bridge, one mile from Port Morant on Friday. The bridge was also damaged. Owned by Ivan Jackson of 11 3/4 Seabreeze Avenue, Kingston 2, the tanker was being driven by Lloyd…
Accident at Hector Street and South Camp Road intersection
"Very close: Constable A. Campbell of Mobile Reserve narrowly escaped death yesterday when his motor cycle collided with this dumper truck driven by Mr. C. Couter. The accident occurred at the intersection of Hector Street and South Camp Road. The…
Crash caused by cow
"The driver said the cow [in picture at left] was the author of the mishap. Bessie jumped from a bank into the roadway and into the path of the minibus. The driver swerved again to avoid crashing into another vehicle [inset]."
Morris Minor motor car wreckage
"Curious onlookers inspect the wreckage of this Morris Minor motor car which left the roadway of a Jamaica Sugar Estates road in St. Thomas and ended up in a canal last Wednesday. Driver Dervin Webley, 17, of Stokes Hall who had driven out the…
Car entering Mall Shopping Centre
"A funny thing happened on the way to the shopping centre: this car entering the Mall Shopping Centre on Monday crashed through a wall and disrupted telephone service in the area. A release from the Telephone Company said the JTC Engineers are…
Motor vehicle collision in St. Mary
"The collision of this dump truck and the Vauxhall car yesterday in St. Mary resulted in heavy damage to both vehicles. but their occupants sustained no injuries. Reports said the truck appeared to get out of control as it approached the bridge, hit…
Car plunged in gully
"Gully plunged: A policeman gets details from the license disc of a Buick Skylark which plummeted off this bridge at about 11:45 am yesterday. The car was going north along Red Hills Road when it got out of control and slammed into the bridge near…
