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Tuesday, August 20, 2013Seven-year-old Tanoya Hyman of Christiana, Manchester, was killed in a jet ski accident in Ocho Rios, St Ann, over the weekend.The Constabulary Communication Network (CCN), the police information arm, reported that about 3:00 pm on Saturday, Hyman was playing in the sand at the Ocho Rios Bay Beach with two of her family members when tragedy struck.Police report that a jet ski, which was being driven by a man, allegedly lost control and collided with the child, killing her on the spot.Police, yesterday, did not provide further details on the case, but sources from the parish said a four-year-old child and five other persons from the same family were also injured in the incident.Reports are that the four-year-old is still in hospital, but the extent of the injury is not known.Police reported that the operator of the jet ski was taken into custody. However, his identity is being withheld pending further investigations.— Kimmo Matthews
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7-y-o killed in jet ski accident, 5 others injured
