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Jamaican DJ Kovert dies at 19 following car crash

October 25, 2026

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Jamaican DJ Kovert dies at 19 following car crash

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Popular disc jock, DJ Kovert, real name Matthew Nelson, has died.

The 19-year-old passed away at the University of the Hospital of the West Indies on Saturday, following complications from a motor vehicle crash which took place a few days earlier on the Washington Boulevard in St Andrew.

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DJ Kovert, who was one of the shining lights in the new generation of music connoisseurs, had been playing music professionally since 2024 when he won the SunCity High School DJ Competition.

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