Five people are now dead following a three-vehicle collision along the Falmouth bypass in Trelawny early this morning.

Head of the police traffic department Senior Superintendent Radcliffe Lewis says the crash occurred about 12:30 a.m involving a coaster bus transporting tourists, a Ford Explorer truck and a motorcar.

SSP Lewis says reports indicate that the truck overtook the bus and collided with the motorcar which was transporting seven passengers to Ocho Rios, St Ann.

He says the driver of the motorcar and three passengers died on the spot while another died in hospital.

Two other persons were admitted in hospital in serious condition.

According to SSP Lewis, several tourists were also injured.