Hit and run driver leaves woman to die on road

A traffic accident on the Northern Highway on Friday night has left a woman dead and her daughter hospitalised. According to police, around 6:30 p.m., thirty-five year old Shu Chuan-huang and her daughter, fifteen year old Jenny Huang, were travelling by motorcycle from Orange Walk heading in the direction of Corozal. But between miles fifty-eight and fifty-nine, a vehicle travelling in the same direction hit the pair from behind. Both women sustained serious head and body injuries, but the driver did not stop to render assistance. Motorists who spotted the women on the road rushed them to the Northern Regional Hospital. The elder Huang succumbed to her injuries, while her daughter was admitted in a serious condition. The young girl has since been transferred to the K.H.M.H. where she is being treated for a fractured pelvis and ankle, and abrasions to her hand, knee and face. Hospital authorities describe her condition as stable, but say Huang is in a substantial amount of pain. Anyone with information about this accident is asked to please contact the nearest police station.