A motorcycle crash claimed the life of Ewan Grant of Myersville Housing Scheme, a 24-year-old farmer, on Sunday.

Failed to negotiate a corner

According to police reports about 6:10 p.m., Grant was driving a red motorcycle along the Myersville main road when he failed to negotiate a corner, lost control of the vehicle and fell. He received multiple injuries and was taken to the Mandeville Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The Santa Cruz Traffic Department is investigating.

Last Saturday night, a 23-year-old man was killed and a 12-year-old boy was injured in a car crash on the Lacovia main road in St Elizabeth. Dane Bennett was killed while his brother Kemar Dennis was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

Police reports are that about 7:30 p.m., a red Toyota truck travelling along the Lacovia main road collided with a red Suzuki Swift car going in the opposite direction. The occupants of the Swift also sustained multiple injuries and were taken to the Black River Hospital where Bennett was pronounced dead and his brother admitted in serious condition.