MANCHESTER, rJamaica — A person is useless following a two-vehicle collision close to the Williamsfield exit of Freeway 2000 in Manchester on Thursday afternoon.
The deceased has been recognized as 57-year-old Wayne Campbell, of Outdated Porus Highway, within the parish.
In response to police reviews, round 4:50 p.m., Campbell was driving a black Mitsubishi Colt motorcar heading westbound in direction of Williamsfield, when he tried to make a U-turn on the finish of the median barrier, from the westbound lane to the eastbound aspect.
In the course of the maneuver, a Toyota Hiace, which was additionally travelling westbound, collided together with his car.
Campbell sustained severe accidents and was transported to the Mandeville Regional Hospital, the place he was pronounced useless.
Police are as soon as once more urging motorists to chorus from making unlawful U-turns at that location, and as an alternative use the designated Williamsfield roundabout.
Because the opening of the Might Pen to Williamsfield leg of Freeway 2000 in September 2023, issues have been raised about direct entry from Porus to the freeway. A number of political representatives have made guarantees to handle the problem, however motorists from Porus proceed to argue that the present Toll Gate exit by way of Clarendon Park is inconvenient.
The Might Pen to Williamsfield stretch spans roughly 23 kilometres of newly constructed four-lane freeway, and an extra 5 kilometres alongside the upgraded Melrose Hill Bypass. The freeway presently stays toll-free
