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Constable hospitalised after crashing in Portland

Published:Sunday | October 1, 2017 | 12:00 AMGareth Davis

A policeman remains in hospital after being injured in a road crash early yesterday morning in Portland. 

The incident happened along the Breastwork main road in the parish.

The police say about 2:00 yesterday morning, the police constable was travelling on a motorcycle from a wake in the Rio Grande Valley, when he crashed into a Nissan Tiida motorcar travelling in the opposite direction.

The police report that the constable slammed head-on into the motor car and was thrown from the motorcycle.

He was rushed to the Port Antonio hospital by another motorist, where he was admitted in a serious, but stable condition.