Three-truck collision on Spur Tree Hill
MANCHESTER, Jamaica — Firefighters and police are now attempting to extricate a man trapped in a truck following a three-truck crash on the Spur Tree Hill main road in Manchester Thursday morning.
The crash, which happened shortly before 9:00 am, has left the major roadway impassable.
Preliminary reports are that a truck travelling downhill lost control and crashed into the back of another unit. The impact sent the second unit into the back of a third unit.
The man pinned in the truck is reportedly the driver.
The accident-prone Spur Tree main road links Mandeville and its environs to St Elizabeth and points west.
Heavily laden, slow-moving trucks often hinder traffic on the steep, difficult hill, and there have been a number of fatal crashes involving trucks over the years.
— Kasey Williams