Several road crashes over the past 24 hours have resulted in the deaths of at least 7 persons.
The accidents occurred in Kingston, St Andrew, St. Catherine, St. James, and St. Ann.
Other persons have been seriously injured and are being treated at hospital.
33-year-old Tyrone Riley, a labourer of Windsor Road, Spanish Town, died of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle collision along the Wynter’s main road, Spanish Town, St. Catherine yesterday.
Reports are that the Nissan Tiida motorcar he was driving crashed into a business establishment.
While, 21 year-old Omar Bernard, a farmer of Hall’s Delight district in Mavis Bank, died as a result of injuries he received in a motor vehicle crash along the Content Valley main road in Mavis Bank, St. Andrew yesterday.
Reports are that the handle of a motorcycle, on which Bernard was a pillion passenger, made contact with a pedestrian, causing Bernard to fall off.
He was then hit by the wheel of an Isuzu motor truck that was travelling in the opposite direction.
Head of the Road Safety Unit, Kenute Hare, said he received reports of another accident, along Portmore Drive, in St. Catherine, yesterday, in which a male biker died.
Another crash in Central Village, St. Catherine, resulted in the death of one man.
Over in Kingston, along the Palisadoes main road, a 60 year old woman died, after the car she was a passenger in, crashed into another vehicle.
In Colgate district, St. Ann, a 2 vehicle collision claimed the life of one person.
And, the latest accident took place this morning, along the Coral Gardens main road in Montego Bay, St. James.
A car crashed into a utility pole, causing the death of a male passenger, while the male driver has been hospitalised in critical condition.
Meantime, the Director of the Road Safety Unit fears the worse for the upcoming holiday season, as road crashes and fatalities continue unabated, despite pleas for motorists to drive with care.
The RSU has recorded 362 fatalities, to date.
Mr. Hare lamented that oftentimes, those killed in crashes are not the ones who caused the accident.
He noted that speeding remains a major contributing factor to crashes.
He is again appealing to road users to be more careful, especially over the Christmas holidays.