The 15-year-old teen charged in relation to the May 25 accident on Port Henderson Road, St Catherine, that killed three of his friends, is to reappear in court on October 5, the date set for the preliminary inquiry into the matter.

The date was set on Thursday after the matter was called up in the Children's Court.

Allegations are that on the night of the fatal accident, the 15-year-old reportedly took his father's beige Isuzu motor truck from their Greater Portmore home and went for a spin with five friends on-board.

ran into a utility pole

They were travelling eastbound on Port Henderson Road towards Kingston when the vehicle developed difficulties and ran into a utility pole. Three of the passengers were killed as a result of the crash.

Inspector Michael Llewellyn of the St Catherine South Traffic Department said all four passengers who were travelling in the back of the vehicle were thrown from it. Three of those passengers Matthew Brown, 10; Crystal Robinson, 15, and Oshane Salmon, 14, all died on arrival at the Spanish Town Hospital.

The youngster is facing charges of causing death by dangerous driving, driving without a licence, driving without insurance coverage and driving away a motor vehicle without the owner's consent.