Claudia Gardner, Sunday Gleaner Writer
Onlookers view the wreckage of a motor car on the Lances Bay main road in Hanover, following a traffic accident, which resulted in the death of two persons.
Lances Bay, HANOVER:
The community of March Town in Hanover is now mourning the loss of two of its residents, following a motor vehicle accident along the Lances Bay main road in Hanover this morning.
Dead are 24-year-old Derrick 'Bamboo' Johnson, and Sherika Fairclough, both construction workers and cousins employed to the Fiesta Hotel site at Point Estate in Lucea. This is the first fatal accident in the parish since the start of the year.
Reports are that shortly before eight o' clock, the two were on their way to work in a Toyota Corolla Station Wagon driven by 27-year- old Anthony Stewart, also a construction worker of March Town, when, upon reaching the vicinity of the Lances River Bridge the driver lost control of the vehicle which slammed into the guard rails, killing the two on the spot.
Emergency Services response
When The Gleaner arrived at the scene of the accident shortly after eight o' clock, a large crowd had gathered. Some persons assisted the Hanover Fire Department to remove the bodies from the wreckage.
According to shift supervisor, Sergeant Conroy Ghans of the Hanover Fire Department's Emergency Medical Services, they received a call at approximately 7:45 a.m. informing them that the accident had occurred. He said an ambulance with three emergency medical technicians responded.
"Upon arrival, both were discovered to be dead. The victims had received multiple injuries including lacerations, fractures and severe abdominal injuries. The driver showed no obvious signs of injuries and was thought to be in a state of shock. He was transported to the Noel Holmes Hospital for further assessment and evaluation," Sgt. Ghans reported.
Ivan Chambers, an uncle of Johnson and a cousin of Fairclough who was at the scene of the accident, told The Sunday Gleaner that Fairclough had left behind an eight-month-old daughter while Johnson had left behind a one-year-old daughter.
"I was at my farm working when I heard the news and I came here. They were both hardworking young people," he said.
