Woman killed in Mandela Highway crash

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Thursday, July 18, 2013 | 9:45 AM

KINGSTON, Jamaica — A woman was killed in a motor vehicle crash along the Mandela Highway early this morning.Police have not yet released her identity.Reports are that the woman was driving a white Toyota Axio in an easterly direction at about 6:50 am towards Kingston when the crash occurred.Police said they were called to the scene where they saw the vehicle wrapped around a tree along the side of the road.A motorist claiming to be an eyewitness said that the woman was forced off the road by another driver travelling in a Toyota Rav 4.“This morning when me a drive pass and see what happen me rush out of me vehicle and tried to help her,” the male motorist said.The injured woman was rushed to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.-Kimmo MatthewsLike our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/jamaicaobserverFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamaicaObserverPolice view the ill-fated vehicle along Mandela Highway Thursday morning.( Photo Kimmo Matthews)

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Woman killed in Mandela Highway crash