WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Councillor Patrick Forrester of the People’s National Party (PNP), who represented the Petersfield Division, has died following a motor vehicle crash along the Whithorn main road on Wednesday afternoon.
Reports are that about 3:00 p.m., the vehicle in which Forrester and his son were travelling veered off the roadway and slammed into a building.
Forrester was pronounced dead at the scene, while his son was rushed to hospital, where he remains in critical condition. Police investigators have not yet determined who was behind the wheel at the time of the crash.
Fellow councillor Julian Chang, of the Savanna-la-Mar Division, expressed disbelief upon hearing the news.
“Everybody is in shock right now. Just being in an accident is something you never expect,” Chang said.
The incident is under investigation by the Westmoreland police.
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