Man dies in freak accident in Chalky Mount, St Andrew

Around 5:45 pm, police received a report that a man, whose vehicle was experiencing mechanical problems, removed a concrete slab on which the vehicle was propped to stop it from rolling backwards.

After removing the slab, the vehicle started to roll back.

The man tried to stop the vehicle but it gained momentum and pushed him to the ground. The vehicle ran over the man before travelling about 30 feet along the yard and plunged into a ravine.

Ambulance personnel and a medical doctor visited the scene and the man was pronounced dead.