ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Two people are dead following a vehicular crash on Old Harbour main road in St Catherine on Wednesday.

Dead are 20-year-old Javoy Pallamino, a farmer and 22-year-old Mickeal Reid, a customer service agent.

Both are of Old Harbour, St Catherine addresses.

Reports are that about 8:50 am, the drivers of a Mazda motor car and a Yeng Yeng motorcycle were travelling along Old Harbour Main Road in an easterly direction towards Spanish Town, with the Mazda motor car ahead. 

It is said that upon reaching a section of the roadway, the driver of the motorcycle allegedly lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the Mazda motor car, then into a motor truck travelling in the opposite direction. 

Both the driver of the motorcycle and its pillion were taken to hospital where they were pronounced dead. 

The Spanish Town police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.