Cop dies in crash involving JUTC bus
Constable David Hamilton of the St Andrew Central police division, died following a collision with a JUTC bus on Wednesday.
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November 7, 2024

Cop dies in crash involving JUTC bus

ST CATHERINE, Jamaica – A police constable died as a result of injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle collision in Greater Portmore, St Catherine on Wednesday.

The deceased has been identified as Constable David Hamilton of the St Andrew Central police division.

Observer Online understands that the officer was driving his private motor vehicle when it collided with a Jamaica Urban Transit Company bus.

The crash occurred sometime after 8 pm.

The policeman was reportedly travelling alone.

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