Police investigating after man dies in Marigot truck accident

Police in St Lucia are investigating after a passenger in a truck died on Tuesday afternoon.

The incident is the fifth fatality on the island's roads this year.

Jason St Luce, 35, was a passenger in a truck that crashed after encountering "mechanical difficulties whilst travelling downhill", said the Royal St Lucia Police Force.

WIC News understands that St Luce was a father of two.

The Rock Hall, Castries, resident sustained severe injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

A post-mortem revealed St Luce died of a "exsanguination secondary to penetrating left-side chest injury".

The driver of the vehicle managed to escape with only minor injuries.