Dalton Laing, Gleaner Writer

Undertakers search through papers at the scene of a motor vehicle collision in Orange Bay, Hanover, on Sunday afternoon, to ascertain the identities of the two entertainment coordinators who were travelling in the Toyota Corolla motor car. The two, who died on the spot, were subsequently identified as 19-year-old Akerie Christian of a Kingston address and Jacqueline Jacques, a 24-year-old resident of Clarendon. - Photo by Dalton Laing

ORANGE BAY, Hanover:

Two entertainment coordinators employed to Sandals Royal Caribbean in Montego Bay, St James, died in a motor vehicle collision along the Orange Bay main road in Hanover on Sunday afternoon.

The police say 19-year-old Akerie Christian of Neptune Avenue, Kingston 17, was driving a white Toyota Corolla motor car along the Orange Bay road towards Montego Bay about 4 p.m. when the car got out of control.

It is said that the car collided with a Hino bus, which was travelling in the opposite direction.

Died on the spot

Christian and another occupant of the vehicle, Jacqueline Jacques, 24, of Savannah district in Clarendon, sustained multiple injuries to their heads and bodies when the car reportedly slammed into the bus, which had stopped. They died on the spot.

The police theorise that Christian lost control of the vehicle when he failed to negotiate a corner properly and skidded on the wet road.

The bus driver brought his vehicle to a standstill and braced for the impact. He was not physically hurt.

Meanwhile, the Hanover police are again asking motorists to exercise caution when travelling along the Orange Bay main road, especially when there is a drizzle as the thoroughfare is most slippery at that stage.