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A deadly head-on collision has claimed the life of a taxi driver in Cayo District. The accident happened on Sunday night just before curfew. Alberto Jimenez was driving his cab along the George Price Highway near Ontario Village when he crashed into compact crossover vehicle. Jimenez succumbed while receiving emergency medical treatment. The driver of […]
Written on June 14, 2021 | Posted in
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It was breaking news on Wednesday night, but details were sketchy at that time. But today there is more on the deadly accident that left one man dead and two others injured during what should have been an enjoyable road trip among friends. Andrea Polanco reports. Andrea Polanco, Reporting Thirty-year-old Prince Charles Benjamin left […]
Written on June 10, 2021 | Posted in
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This just in, there are reports of a fatal road traffic accident on the Hummingbird Highway in the area of Herseys, between miles thirty eight and thirty nine. News Five understand that one person died on the scene, while two persons are in a critical condition at the Western Regional Hospital. We will have more […]
Written on June 9, 2021 | Posted in
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A man has been detained by police following a fatal road traffic accident on the Lemonal Village road. The detainee, who is expected to be arrested and charged, was allegedly riding a motorcycle in the area on Saturday night when he knocked down and killed Thomas Sutherland. Police say the driver fled the scene and […]
Written on June 7, 2021 | Posted in
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The victim of Tuesday afternoon’s fatal road traffic accident, involving a high-ranking police officer, has been identified as seventy-three-year-old American national Bertina Juran Cruce. As was reported at the time, preliminary investigations indicate ACP Aaron Guzman was driving in the direction of Orange Walk on the Phillip Goldson Highway when his SUV and Cruce’s car […]
Written on June 3, 2021 | Posted in
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A man from Trial Farm Village died in a freak accident earlier this afternoon. Police say the farmer, Salvador Ozaeta, was working on a tractor at a cane field in Yo Creek Village in the Orange Walk District. It is believed that while he was reversing, the tractor reportedly fell into a culvert and overturned. […]
Written on June 3, 2021 | Posted in
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Assistant Commissioner of Police Aaron Guzman is the subject of a police investigation following a fatal traffic mishap in Bella Vista Village on the Phillip Goldson Highway. Reports are that Guzman was travelling from Corozal when his police issued SUV collided into a car being driven by an American woman. While ACP Guzman walked away […]
Written on June 1, 2021 | Posted in
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One woman is dead following a weekend traffic mishap on the George Price Highway. Ronda Burgess was travelling with Earlyn Young and several other passengers in a Chevy Equinox when it overturned. According to police, Young was attempting to overtake a truck. In the process, he lost control of the vehicle. The passengers sustained varying […]
Written on May 17, 2021 | Posted in
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A postmortem examination is needed to assist police in determining what led to the death of Francisco Bah whose body was found along the Hummingbird Highway over the weekend. While there are reports to suggest that Bah died as a result of a vehicle hit and run there may have been other factors. Reports to […]
Written on May 3, 2021 | Posted in
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While police wait for those results, in a separate incident police believe the cause of death is more straight forward. The lifeless body of a San Rosa Village man was discovered along the Southern Highway on Saturday morning. And this time the injuries are consistent with that of a hit and run. Sr. Supt. […]
Written on May 3, 2021 | Posted in
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A winemaker lost his life in a highway accident on Wednesday night. Chester Requeña’s family always feared for his safety because he spent a lot of time traversing the stretch of highway where he was killed and last night their worst fears came true. Today, his family says that this is the third time he […]
Written on April 29, 2021 | Posted in
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The Ministry of Infrastructure Development and Housing issued a statement clarifying the details of an accident on April twenty-third that involved one of its vehicles. According to the ministry, a civil engineer was on an inspection trip, but while returning from Belize City to Benque Viejo, he lost control of the government-assigned pickup truck between […]
Written on April 27, 2021 | Posted in
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On Friday night, a vehicle assigned to a government ministry was involved in an accident on the Arenal Road just before midnight on Friday. They government employee told police he was heading home when he drove off the road, hitting a culvert and then flipping over. ACP Joseph Myvett says that the report received so […]
Written on April 26, 2021 | Posted in
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On Friday evening, police responded to an accident on the Placencia Road. Gerardo Arevalo was behind the wheel of a GMC truck and as he attempted to overtake a bus that was letting off passengers on the side of the road, Jose Pop reportedly ran in front of his truck. The impact threw the construction […]
Written on April 19, 2021 | Posted in
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Within two hours, police had to respond to yet another fatal road traffic accident; this time on the Hummingbird Highway, that claimed the life of Alvaro Paz. He had been was travelling in a BMW from Dangriga to Belmopan when between miles thirty-nine and forty the car collided head-on with a truck. Paz died on […]
Written on April 19, 2021 | Posted in
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Eighteen-year-old Bianca Reyes died on Friday night after she fell from a golf cart in San Pedro Town. Just before midnight, the San Mateo resident was travelling on a golf cart driven by Miriam Rodriguez who lost control of the motor vehicle. Reyes sustained head and bodily injuries. She was transported to the polyclinic on […]
Written on April 19, 2021 | Posted in
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Corporal Johannes Rudon lost his life on Sunday night after colliding into a fence in Belize City. The police officer was off-duty and was riding a motorcycle when he rounded the corner at high speed. The impact caused massive injuries and Rudon perished at the scene. According to investigators, a post mortem examination, as well […]
Written on April 12, 2021 | Posted in
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A Santa Familia family is grieving the loss of their only daughter. The eleven-year-old girl and her little brother were mowed down by an alleged drunk driver behind the wheels of a truck. It happened just a stone’s throw away from the children’s home. Reporter Andrea Polanco travelled west today and has the following story. […]
Written on April 9, 2021 | Posted in
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A fatal traffic accident on Wednesday afternoon on the Philip Goldson Highway claimed the life of thirty-nine-year-old Candice Martinez. Martinez was behind the steering wheel of an SUV near San Joaquin Village when she reportedly crashed into a trailer travelling in the same direction. Images from the scene of the accident show police presence and […]
Written on April 8, 2021 | Posted in
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A man was knocked down and killed off his motorcycle on Monday night. Police say that Wilson Gonzalez of Camalote was hit by a driver who was overtaking on the George Price Highway around six-thirty that evening. He suffered massive head and body injuries and died on the scene. Here’s more from the police: […]
Written on April 6, 2021 | Posted in
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Two men from one family died in a vehicle pileup over the weekend. The deadly accident has left a family grieving in the west – and they say it was reckless driving that took their loved ones away. News Five’s Reporter Andrea Polanco headed west this morning to find out more. Here’s the story. […]
Written on March 29, 2021 | Posted in
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Early this morning, there was a four car accident on the George Price Highway near the Tropical Park community, and fortunately, no one was gravely injured. When a News Five team arrived on the scene, commuters had stopped to render assistance to those involved and an off-duty officer was directing traffic. Apparently, a pickup truck […]
Written on March 10, 2021 | Posted in
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A teenager was killed in a motorcycle accident on Friday. Police say that the nineteen-year-old was riding a motorcycle on Queen Victoria Avenue in Orange Walk Town when she was killed. ACP Joseph Myvett tells us more. ACP Joseph Myvett, Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch “Upon arrival police learnt that Manuel Garcia was riding […]
Written on March 9, 2021 | Posted in
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Another woman also tragically died in a road traffic accident; this time, it happened on the Hummingbird Highway. The elderly woman was knocked down and killed this morning in the village of Valley Community. Here’s what the police know about this RTA. ACP Joseph Myvett, Head, National Crimes Investigation Branch “This morning, shortly after […]
Written on March 9, 2021 | Posted in
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If you encounter a road traffic accident, do you know what to do? There are some basic life-saving skills that you can perform. It is almost always recommended that medical professionals respond to call for help. But there are times when accident victims may not be able to reach a hospital or get help on […]
Written on February 25, 2021 | Posted in
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