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Police probing suspected hit-and-run along Spanish Town Bypass

Published:Tuesday | April 8, 2025 | 7:43 PM
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Investigators assigned to the St Catherine North Police Division are probing the circumstances surrounding an alleged hit-and-run that claimed the life of an unidentified man whose body was found on the Spanish Town Bypass on Sunday.

The body is about 5 feet 8 inches long and appears to be in its fifties.

It was clad in a multicoloured shirt, blue jeans and a grey knapsack.

Reports from the Spanish Town police are that about 10:40 p.m., residents observed a body lying on the roadway and alerted them.

Upon arrival, the body was seen with several severe injuries.

The scene was processed and the body removed for a post-mortem.

The police are appealing to anyone with information to come forward.

Investigations continue.

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