The death toll from the early morning vehicu;ar accident involving a truck and a minivan along the Trelawny leg of the North Coast Highway has climed to seven, health officials have confirmed.
Five of the victims died at the scene of the accident, while two of three injured passengers died at the Falmouth General Hospital from their injuries. The driver of the Toyota Regius bus is reported to be the lone survivor
The identities of the deceased have not yet been released.
Media reports said that the death toll in traffic crashes in Trelawny since the start of the year has risen to 20, five more than what had been recrded for the corresponding period last year.
out recovery operations while investigators work to determine the cause of the crash.