Man killed in Westmoreland crash

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Man killed in Westmoreland crash

Twenty-three-year-old Johnoy Gosse of West End, Negril in Westmoreland died as a result of injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle collision on the West End main road in the parish on Saturday. The police report that about 5:00 p.m., Gosse was...

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