A 16-year-old student was killed and three of his schoolmates injured when they were hit by a car on the Oracabessa main road in St Mary last Thursday.

Dead is Shavez Williams of Content Gardens, Ocho Rios, while two 16-year-olds were injured. The other student is 14.

According to police reports, about 8 p.m., the four students were walking along the Oracabessa main road in the parish when they were hit by a red Toyota Rav4. The driver reportedly fled the scene.

The teens were rushed to hospital by residents where Williams was pronounced dead and the others admitted in serious condition.