The Portland Police confirmed yesterday that up until Sunday they had not found the driver, neither had he turned himself in to the police.

Fourteen people, including a 10-year-old boy, were killed when the truck they were travelling in plunged over a precipice at Dam Bridge in the Rio Grande Valley of Portland on December 19.

The truck was transporting higglers from Portland to a market in Kingston.

Went over precipice

According to police reports, the truck, which was loaded with a variety of agricultural produce, was transporting 21 persons to Coronation Market in Kingston, shortly after 8 p.m. on the day of the accident. While it was travelling, the truck stopped and was reversing along the narrow roadway to allow a car to pass when its left rear wheels went over the precipice. Several persons were reportedly crushed on impact and others were thrown from the vehicle.

The police are still appealing to anyone knowing the whereabouts of the truck driver, known only as Chris, to contact them, as he is needed for the investigations.