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JAM | Apr 14, 2025

Portmore man dies after vehicle plunges over Flat Bridge

Toriann Ellis

Toriann Ellis / Our Today

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Flat Bridge

Sixty-five-year-old Noel Lloyd Patterson of Portmore died after his vehicle ran off the Flat Bridge in the Bog Walk Gorge, St Catherine Sunday night.

The St Catherine North Police reported that the incident occurred around 10:50.

CCTV footage shows a white Toyota Hiace bus travelling along the narrow bridge before plunging into the Rio Cobre.

Patterson’s body was removed from the scene for a post-mortem examination.

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