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Police investigating after man dies in Marigot truck accident

Vehicle tipped onto side after travelling downhill

Thursday, 27th April 2017

Jason St Luce died at the scene of the crash (Facebook).

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.