Two motorcyclists died as a result of injuries they sustained in a collision on Oxford main road, St Elizabeth on Tuesday.

They have been identified as 22-year-old Jason Taylor of Brompton district and 33-year-old Jason Salmon of Oxford district, both in St Elizabeth.

Reports are that about 6:30 p.m., Taylor was driving a Cobra motorcycle towards Santa Cruz when he allegedly overtook a motorcar and collided with Salmon, who was driving a Hirev motorcycle in the opposite direction. Both men received multiple injuries and were taken to hospital where they were pronounced dead.