Sascha Wilson
A 19-year-old woman is dead and five others are injured after the vehicle they were travelling in crashed into a concrete pillar near Gasparillo this morning.
Kerrisse Keneisha Edwards died at the scene. Initial reports stated that around 4:30 am she was a back seat passenger in a silver Toyota Fielder proceeding south along the Solomon Hochoy Highway.
The driver lost control of the vehicle and ran off the road, slamming into a concrete pillar near Harmony Hall.
Police said the driver and four passengers suffered injuries and are being treated at the hospital. A district medical officer viewed Edwards' body and ordered its removal to the mortuary pending an autopsy.
The vehicle was wrecked and taken to the Gasparillo Police Station.
Gasparillo police are investigating.