A fatal car crash has left one dead and three others in critical condition on the Spanish Town Toll Road heading towards Linstead.

Police say the accident happened as a result of the car losing control. Residents who aided in getting the occupants of the vehicle told CVM LIVE what they witnessed on the scene.

The brand-new Toyota Crown Royal was submerged in the swamplands in the vicinity of salt marsh in Trelawny. 

The driver who was on his way to Montego Bay, St James says he was forced off the roadway and into the murky depths for minutes by another driver.