Sergio Eck Perishes in Accident after Vehicle Flips Multiple Times

A number of road traffic accidents occurred over the extended weekend. Unfortunately, an accident on the Burrell Boom Road, near Butter Cup Estate, claimed the life of a man. Sergio Eck was the driver of a Nissan Altima, traveling along with him was three other persons: Roshane, Kia and Karrie Flowers – all residents of Scotland Halfmoon. Around three a.m., as they were traveling towards Scotland Halfmoon, Eck reportedly lost control of the vehicle which flipped several times. Eck suffered severe head and body injuries and perished at the scene, while the Flowers trio received various degrees of injuries.

ASP Fitzroy Yearwood

ASP Fitzroy Yearwood, Communications Director, Belize Police Department

“Police visited a scene where they observed a four-door Nissan Altima extensively damaged off the highway. When they examine the scene properly, they found four persons in nearby bushes – Roshane Flowers, twenty-five, Kia Flowers, twenty-two and a sixteen-year-old minor also in that vehicle. The driver of the vehicle was Sergio Eck, twenty-three years old who was suffering from severe head and body injuries and died at the location. Our initial investigation reveal that he lost control of it and flipped several times causing the various mentioned injuries to his passengers and to himself. His body was transported to the K.H.M.H. where he was pronounced dead by a medical officer. Samples were obtained from him and we now await a postmortem on that body.”