News January 26 2026

70-y-o woman dies after being hit by car in Ocho Rios

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A 70-year-old foreign national on Sunday died from injuries received in a vehicular crash in Ocho Rios, St Ann.

The deceased has been identified by the police as Torill-Oyen Jarrett of Norway.

The police report that about 2:10 p.m., Jarrett was along Milford Road in Ocho Rios when she was hit by a motor car.

She suffered severe injuries to her body.

The injured woman was assisted to the St Ann's Bay Regional Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

The 24-year-old driver of the motor car was warned for prosecution.

The Ocho Rios Traffic Department is investigating the matter.

- Rasbert Turner

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