The following message was received from the police this afternoon, August 9, after 2:00 pm:
The Bog Walk gorge is now closed due to the derailment of a Windalco train. Motorists are advised to use alternative routes until the road is cleared.
The next message was received after 8:00 pm:
Please note that the Bog Walk gorge remains closed at this hour. Operatives from the Jamaica Public Service Company are still working on the affected infrastructure.
Keep following Bark Di Trute for the next update. This afternoon, the traffic was moving slowly on the highway. Many impatient motorists made the situation worse by converting the highway from a four-lane to a six-lane highway and even more.
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Derailment at this location has been very rare needs a thorough investigation.
ReplyDeleteGreat it wasnt a passenger train would have been worst than
the Kendal train crash in Jamaica on September 1, 1957.The deadliest train disaster in Jamaica's history, 175 deaths and over 800 injuries.
The train was carrying approximately 1,600 passengers, mostly members of the Holy Name Society of St. Anne's Roman Catholic Church in Kingston,.
They were returning from an excursion in Montego Bay when the train derailed near Kendal, Manchester,Jamaica.
The cause of the crash was attributed to a combination of factors, including excessive speed, poor track conditions, and brake failure .
What are the factors that caused this recent derailment near the Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine on September 9, 2025.
We are still in August Mr. Not September..where in world are you lol..
ReplyDeleteThere's a lot of factors that could have caused this derailment. But let's not speculate here. We the people overseas and in Jamaica needs a thorough investigations what could have caused this Bauxite train to go off line? Thanks be to God no one was injury 🙏🏿
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