60-year-old killed in Manchester freak accident

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June 5, 2026

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60-year-old killed in Manchester freak accident

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MANCHESTER, Jamaica — A 60-year-old man succumbed to injuries he sustained after he was struck by several lengths of steel being delivered by a truck in Balvenie Heights, Mandeville on Thursday.

Police identified him as Robert Dawes, a resident of George Reid district in Mandeville.

Dawes was reportedly sitting under a tree about 10:30 am on Thursday when the building material fell from the delivery truck and struck him.

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