A three-year-old boy was killed on Saturday in Old Harbour, St Catherine, after reportedly running into the path of a motor vehicle.
He has been identified as Ozaiah Williams of Blackwood Gardens in Old Harbour Bay, St Catherine.
According to the police, the incident occurred at about 6:30 p.m. along Terminal Road in Old Harbour.
Reports are that Ozaiah broke free from his mother’s grip, ran onto the roadway, and into the path of a white 2017 Toyota Probox.
The child was fatally struck.
The Old Harbour police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
As of June 26, a total of 137 people had been killed in 123 fatal crashes across Jamaica, according to the latest Island Traffic Authority road safety statistics.
– Andre Williams