Two dead in Hanover bike crash, including 15-y-o boy

A tragic motorcycle crash in Orange Bay, Hanover has claimed the lives of a teen and a man following a head-on collision Thursday evening.

Dead are 15-year-old Shadore Patterson and 38-year-old Zesha Mundell.

According to the Hanover police, the incident occurred around 6:30 p.m. on July 10. Reports indicate that both Patterson and Mundell were riding separate motorcycles in opposite directions when the collision took place.

Investigators say Mundell, who was travelling from Logwood towards Orange Bay, allegedly overtook a motorcar and collided with Patterson's oncoming motorcycle. Both riders were thrown from their vehicles and sustained multiple injuries.

Residents who witnessed the crash raised an alarm, and both men were transported to hospital, where they were later pronounced dead.

The Hanover police are continuing their investigation into the incident.

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