Prime Minister Andrew Holness has expressed his deep condolences to Errol Anderson, the Jamaican father and grandfather, mourning the lack of six relations who died in a tragic car crash in Florida over the weekend.
In a heartfelt message shared on social media Tuesday, Holness revealed that he visited Mr. Anderson on Monday to supply private help amid the household’s unimaginable grief. “Over the weekend Mr. Anderson acquired the devastating information that 6 members of his household abroad have been travelling in a car which collided with a semitruck, tragically killing all six individuals. I can solely think about the deep ache and great anguish this overwhelming loss has induced,” the Prime Minister wrote. “Yesterday I visited Mr. Anderson to convey my condolences as he and his household course of and navigate by way of grief.”
Additionally pictured within the set of pictures was Alando Terrelonge, Member of Parliament for East Central, St. Catherine.
Holness urged the nation to maintain the household of their ideas: “Allow us to maintain these households in our hearts and canopy them in prayer.”
The deadly crash occurred Saturday afternoon in Osceola County, Florida, alongside State Street 60, simply west of South Kenansville Street. In response to the Florida Freeway Patrol, the victims have been touring in a 2024 Hyundai Tucson when the driving force reportedly tried to overhaul a number of autos. The SUV misplaced management whereas re-entering the lane and collided head-on with an oncoming semi-truck. Each autos caught hearth, and all six occupants of the Hyundai have been pronounced lifeless on the scene.
The deceased embrace Anderson’s daughters, Andreil and Keiosha, their three younger kids—one in every of whom was simply 4 months outdated—and their god-sister, Yahshea Mullings. The household had been en path to rejoice the third birthday of one of many kids when the tragedy occurred. All three adults have been Jamaican nationals, whereas the kids have been U.S. residents.
The motive force of the semi-truck sustained minor accidents and was transported to Indian River Hospital. The Florida Freeway Patrol is continuous its investigation into the crash.
The incident has despatched shockwaves all through each the Jamaican and Jamaican-American communities, prompting an outpouring of help and sympathy for the grieving household in Portmore, St. Catherine.
