Police investigating after man dies in Marigot truck accident
Vehicle tipped onto side after travelling downhill
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.
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