Police release names of road accident victims

Police have released the names of two men who died following a single-vehicle collision in St James Saturday morning.

The two have been formally identified by immediate familiy members as follows:

• Ron Kevin Winfield Benn, 41, of Rose Hill, St Peter.
• Antoine Ricardo Bishop, 37, of Alleynedale, St Lucy.

Shortly before 2 a.m. on Saturday, police from Holetown Police Station responded to the scene of a collision along Bennetts Road, St James. 

The collision involved a car with at least four occupants.

The vehicle was travelling along Bennetts Road toward Highway 1 when it struck a utility pole head-on resulting in two of its occupants dying at the scene. 

Meanwhile, two other occupants — a 24-year-old man and a woman in her 20s — were transported to hospital for treatment. 

The woman suffered serious head injuries and other injuries about her body; while the man had several cuts and abrasions. (PR)