Independence police are investigating a fatal accident that killed 61 year-old Juan Oh, a resident of Santa Rosa Village who was knocked down on the Southern Highway this morning before five thirty.
18 year-old bus conductor Freddy Acosta was on his motorcycle and he was heading toward South Stann Creek. He told police that while traveling at mile 23, he saw Oh riding on his bicycle. When he was about to overtake Oh, the elderly man allegedly swerved in front of his motorcycle, and he couldn't avoid a collision.
Oh was run over, and he suffered severe bodily injuries, and he was rushed to the Southern Regional Hospital. The doctors tried their best, but he succumbed just before midday today.
Acosta has been served with a notice of intended prosecution, and police will be verifying his version of events with persons who allegedly witnessed the accident.
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