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June 24, 2002

Man killed, four injured in Old Harbour Road accident

OWEN Bennett, a 34 year-old mechanic of Red Hills Road in Kingston 19, was killed yesterday and four people, including two children, seriously injured in a traffic accident on the Old Harbour Road in St Catherine.

The police did not release the identities of the injured.

The police reported that at about 1:00 pm, Bennett was travelling along the Old Harbour Road in a Suzuki motor car, registered 9090 AN, when he collided with a Toyota Corolla motor car, registered PA 2539. Bennett sustained injuries and died on the spot. Three other persons in the vehicles and the driver of the Toyota motor car sustained injuries and were taken to the Spanish Town Hospital for treatment.

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