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Elderly Westmoreland man killed in hit-and-run

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Thursday, September 12, 2013 | 10:09 AM

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — An elderly man died after he was hit from his bicycle by a motor car in Amity, Westmoreland Wednesday evening.Dead is 72-year-old Ezekiel Vernon of Morant Lane, Hartford district in the parish.Reports from the Whithorn Police are that about 7:00 pm, Vernon was riding his bicycle in the vicinity of the Amity crossing when he was allegedly hit from behind by a Toyota Corolla motor car, which did not stop. Vernon died on the spot.The police are now searching for the driver of the motor car that hit Vernon. Anyone with information that could assist with the investigations in this matter is being asked to contact the Whithorn Police at 957-7713, Police 119 emergency number or the nearest police station.Like our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/jamaicaobserverFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamaicaObserver

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Elderly Westmoreland man killed in hit-and-run