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Prisoner among six injured as police car, taxi crash in Kingston

Published:Tuesday | February 25, 2020 | 12:00 AM
The wrecked Toyota Probox taxi and the police car involved in the crash in downtown Kingston - Christopher Serju photo

An inmate from the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre was among six persons injured in a motor vehicle crash in downtown Kingston this afternoon.

The prisoner was being transported from court in a police service vehicle when a Toyota Probox slammed into it at the intersection of Harbour and Pechon streets.

The two cops who were escorting the prisoner, the driver of the taxi, as well as two female passengers were also injured.

They were taken to hospital for treatment.

The crash resulted in minor traffic delays.

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