ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A 27-year-old man died on Sunday morning after shedding management of his automotive on the Braes River predominant highway in St Elizabeth. The crash additionally resulted in a goat being killed.
The deceased has been recognized as Devaugnie Samuels, a resident of Braes River.
In keeping with police studies, at about 10:15 a.m., Samuels was driving a 2011 Toyota Corolla Axio when he misplaced management of the automobile and crashed right into a meter submit. The affect brought on the submit to break down, falling onto a goat and killing it. The automotive additionally overturned throughout the crash.
Samuels was rushed to the hospital, the place he was pronounced useless on arrival.
Statistics from the police present that as of early Sunday morning, 37 folks had died in highway crashes for the reason that begin of the yr, in comparison with 46 throughout the identical interval in 2024.
Investigations into the crash are ongoing.
