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St. Elizabeth leads in road deaths for 2026; parish records 5 of the total 11 fatalities

12 January 2026
This content originally appeared on Jamaica News.

St. Elizabeth has recorded the majority of the 11 road fatalities since the start of the year.

Data from the Island Traffic Authority show that 5 of the deaths occurred in St. Elizabeth, with 4 people killed at the weekend.

Trelawny recorded 2 fatalities and St. James, St. Ann, St. Andrew and St. Catherine each recorded one traffic fatality.

The crash report also indicates that private motor vehicle passengers account for 7 of the fatalities and private motor vehicle drivers account for two .

The other two fatalities were a pedestrian and a pedal cyclist .

The same period last year had one more fatality with 12 deaths.