A man died as a result of injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle crash along the Agualta Vale main road in St Mary early on Wednesday.
The identity of the deceased has not been officially released. He is said to be in his 20s.
Four other persons, including a man who is hospitalised in critical condition, were injured in the crash that occurred at about 2:15 am.
Initial reports are that five men were travelling in a Toyota Mark X motorcar from Kingston when the vehicle skidded on a section of the Agualta Vale main road.
The driver lost control of unit, which ran off the road.
One of the men was flung from the vehicle, and was later pronounced dead at hospital.
Another passenger was admitted in critical condition, while the others were treated for minor injuries and released.
It was the second fatal motor vehicle crash to occur in St Mary within a 48-hour period.
On Monday, 30-year-old labourer Meravo Scott of Hinds Town, St Ann died from a three-vehicle crash on the Tower Isle main road at about 12:05 am.
The police said Scott was the driver of a white 2012 Toyota Corolla Axio motorcar that was involved in the collision.
Three persons, including a passenger in the Axio, a passenger in a motor truck, as well as the driver of a Toyota Mark X, were hospitalised.
The circumstances surrounding the incident remain under probe by the St Mary police.
