The Police High Command is expressing sincere condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of 26 year old Constable Orlando Irons, who was killed in a traffic accident yesterday in St. Catherine.
He was assigned to the Fugitive Operation Team in the St. James Division.
Reports are that about 9:30am, Constable Irons was travelling in an unmarked police vehicle, with two other officers and murder suspect Kevin Smith, when the vehicle collided with two other vehicles and was extensively damaged.
Constable Irons was among a team escorting Kevin Smith to Kingston, to be formerly charged with two counts of murder and other offences.
Smith and Irons were pronounced dead at hospital, while two officers were admitted in serious condition.
The Force’s Chaplaincy Unit, Medical Services Branch and Welfare Department are providing support to the family members and colleagues of Constable Irons.
