Worker killed in crane accident at Sangster airport on his 58th birthday

October 2, 2026

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Worker killed in crane accident at Sangster airport on his 58th birthday

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WESTERN BUREAU – A maintenance worker was killed in a freak accident at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James, on Friday morning after parts of a crane he was operating reportedly fell on him.

The deceased has been identified as 58-year-old Everton Campbell, of a Grants Pen address in Kingston.

Campbell, who was working on the airport ramp at the time of the incident, reportedly died on the spot.

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