Biker injured in hit-and-run

The police in St Catherine are searching for the driver of a motor car which slammed into a motorcycle yesterday, resulting in the hospitalisation of the biker.

Reports are that about 12:15 p.m., the motorbike, with the driver and pillion aboard, was travelling along Job Lane in Spanish Town. Upon reaching the vicinity of the Spanish Town Examination Depot, a blue Toyota Axio motor car drove out into the traffic and crashed into the bike. The motorcyclist sustained severe injuries to his legs.

He was rushed to the Spanish Town Hospital where he was admitted. The driver of the Axio reportedly stopped briefly, then sped off. Police personnel who were nearby went in pursuit but did not catch the driver.

Meanwhile, head of traffic for St Catherine North Police Division, Sergeant Donovan Barnes, has urged the motorist to report to the nearest police station within 24 hours.

"We do not know why he left the scene. However, we are asking the driver to turn himself in for questioning," Barnes said. The police division has recorded four crash fatalities since the start of the year.

- R.T.