63-y-o man dies after being hit by JUTC bus
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — A 63-year-old man has died from injuries he received after being hit by a Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) bus last Saturday, on Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston.
He has been identified as Ashley Garvey of a Spanish Town, St Catherine address.
According to the JUTC, the incident happened around 12:15 pm while one of their buses was travelling along Marcus Garvey Drive, heading towards Chancery Street from downtown Kingston.The State-run bus company reported that on reaching the vicinity of the JPS power station, Garvey allegedly jumped over the median (which separates the dual carriage way) into the path of the unit, causing the breakage of the windscreen.He was rushed to the Kingston Public Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.“The driver, who has been traumatised by the incident, has been taken off frontline duty pending investigation and the provision of counseling”, the JUTC stated, adding that the matter has been reported to the police.