A 26-year-old St Helena man was killed and four others injured in a violent early-morning crash along the Churchill Roosevelt Highway near the Piarco walkover on Boxing Day.

The deceased has been identified as Emmanuel Ottley, who police say was ejected from the vehicle during the crash and later found about 30 to 40 feet away in a ravine. He was pronounced dead at the scene shortly before 6 a.m.

The accident occurred around 3.54 a.m. as a silver Nissan Note, registration PDH 6719, was travelling west along the highway.