FALMOUTH, Trelawny — Friday morning’s deadly crash between a minibus and a box truck on the Falmouth-to-Salt Marsh main road, which claimed the lives of seven people and left another critically injured, has revived painful memories of a similar tragedy that unfolded in the area just over one year ago.

For those familiar with the July 6, 2025, single-vehicle crash in which five taxi operators were killed and seven other people injured, this latest crash –– less than a mile away — feels like a grim case of déjà vu.

All three occupants of the box truck reportedly died, while the driver of the bus was the sole survivor of the devastating collision which took place shortly before 8:00 am on Friday.