Police search for passengers after car accident in Negril

The police in Westmoreland are on the hunt for two men who reportedly escaped death on Tuesday morning after the car they were travelling in plunged into the Negril River.

Commanding officer for the Westmoreland Police Division, Shaunjaye Mitchell, told the STAR that the police received a call about the incident sometime after 2:00 a.m and launched a probe. 

“No names were provided to us, and the vehicle has since been wrecked from the river and is now at the Negril police station where we are conducting further investigation to determine who the owner is and who the driver was at the time of the accident,” Mitchell said. 

Mitchell shared that on arrival at the location, paramedics from the Negril Fire Department were already on the scene, but none of the occupants of the vehicle were seen.

“We are making checks at the hospital to find out if individuals have proceeded there of their own free will. The injuries at the time did not appear to be severe based on the report from the paramedics,” the senior cop said.

“The paramedics indicated that they spoke with two persons who said they were occupants of the vehicle, but they weren't forthcoming in providing any information on how the accident happened; one reportedly left the scene on a motorcycle, and the other didn't take any treatment from the paramedic and left on his own accord,” Mitchell explained.

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