An unidentified man died after he was hit by a motor car along the Vineyards toll road in St Catherine on Saturday night.

According to the Spanish Town police, about 8 p.m., the driver of a red Mitsubishi Lancer motor car was travelling along the toll road. On reaching a section of the roadway, the man ran into the path of the car and was hit.

He was subsequently run over by other motor vehicles which were travelling behind the Mitsubishi motor car. The man sustained multiple injuries and died on the spot.

The Spanish Town police are investigating.