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Family torn by grief as crash kills kids

When Amanda Wright, her four children, along with three other kids and two adults, set out on a trip to Skateland in Old Harbour Saturday afternoon, the excitement and joy felt by the youngsters were palpable. But the family was jolted by a...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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