City man dead in Punta Gorda road accident

A weekend traffic accident in the Toledo District has claimed the life of a Belize City man. According to Punta Gorda police, around three Saturday morning, seventy-nine year old George Grant, Sr. of Vernon Street in Belize City was driving a grey Dodge pickup near the Cerros Hills Bridge when he apparently lost control, causing the truck to miss the narrow bridge and overturn.

Grant, who was accompanied by a female passenger, apparently was crushed to death while the woman managed to escape with minor injuries. She was treated at the P.G hospital and released. Police are examining the possibility that Grant may have been driving under the influence of alcohol.