A Jamaican athlete has died and another hospitalised in serious condition following a horrific motor vehicle accident along Hope Road in St Andrew on Sunday.
The deceased has been identified as 400m runner Jordan Scott, a student of the University of Technology (UTECH). Scott previously attended Mannings and Petersfield High Schools in Westmoreland.
According to Senior Superintendent of Police Calvin Allen, Head of the Police Traffic Division, the two men were travelling in a Honda Civic towards Papine on Hope Road about 4:45 this morning when on reaching near the intersection with Lady Musgrave Road, the driver reportedly lost control of the motor car.
SSP Allen said the Honda Civic crashed into the concrete median and then burst into flames after hitting a wooden utility pole. Scott’s body was severely burnt.
Travelling with Scott was MVP club-mate Michael Campbell, who was a member of the 4x100m relay team in the heats of the World Championships earlier this year in London.
