Trelawny cops seeking driver involved in fatal hit and run accident
TRELAWNY, Jamaica – The Trelawny police are searching for the driver of a white Toyota Hiace bus suspected to be involved in a fatal hit-and-run on Saturday evening along the Hammersmith roadway in the parish.
The victim has been identified as 61- year-old landscaper Balford Green also called “Luie” of a Blackwin, Deeside, Trelawny address.
Reports from the police are that about 7:00pm, Green was walking on the left side of the Hammersmith roadway when he was mowed down by a vehicle.
He sustained multipe injuries and was rushed to the Falmouth Public General Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Based on debris found at the scene, police believe the left front section of the vehicle sustained damage in the crash.
The cops are urging the driver, or anyone else with information to come forward.