Three-year-old dies in La Grange accident

Investigations are being conducted into a fatal accident that occurred about 1440h. yesterday on the La Grange  Public Road, WBD, and which resulted in the death of three-year-old Michael Blackman of Parafait Harmonie, WBD.

The police say that investigations have revealed that Blackman was standing on the roadway in the company of an older cousin, when he ran across the road and was struck down by a motor vehicle. He succumbed while receiving medical treatment at the WDRH.

The driver of the vehicle is in police custody assisting with the investigations.