A truck driver was hospitalised after the unit he was operating overturned on the Melrose Hill Bypass in Manchester on Tuesday.
May 7, 2024
Bauxite truck driver hospitalised following Manchester crash
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A truck driver has been hospitalised in critical condition after the unit he was operating overturned on the Melrose Hill Bypass in Manchester on Tuesday.
A police source told Observer Online that the truck, which was transporting bauxite, crashed about midday.
Reports suggest that the driver lost control of the heavy unit while descending a hill on the bypass. The bypass was incorporated into the May Pen to Williamsfield leg of Highway 2000.
The truck crashed into a guard rail and went off-road. The injured driver was taken to hospital where he has been admitted.
— Kasey Williams