3 Dead in Separate Traffic Accidents

Three persons are dead following separate road traffic incidents that occurred over the weekend.  

The first occurred on Saturday morning on the George Price Highway. Melva Myeres from Blackman Eddy lost her life. Myeres was travelling to Belize City with her daughter when the vehicle overturned near Mile 14. Myeres’ daughter, who reportedly lost control of the vehicle, was injured and is receiving medical treatment.

On that same day, another woman lost her life in an accident near Georgetown, Stann Creek. She was in a pickup truck that lost control. Both individuals in the truck were rushed to receive medical treatment, but the woman unfortunately died from her injuries.

Later in the night, a fatal traffic accident occurred on Hopkins Road near the Savannah View Restaurant and Uno Gas Station in Stann Creek District. The collision involved a Saturn SUV and a red and black motorcycle. The motorcycle was found in a roadside drain without a license plate. The motorcycle’s occupants, Amaad Arana and Tkeejan Martinez, were taken to Southern Regional Hospital. Reports suggest the SUV, travelling west to east, struck the motorcycle as it was turning left into the restaurant. Arana died from his injuries early Sunday morning. The SUV driver provided a urine sample for testing.

Meanwhile, a major three-vehicle collision on the Phillip Goldson Highway has left one man hospitalised. Between miles 7 and 8, a gold Geo Prism allegedly side-swiped a black Nissan Rogue driven by a resident of Biscayne Village, subsequently colliding head-on with a black Dodge Ram pickup truck driven by a resident from Ladyville. The Geo Prism driver was identified as Andy Hubert Parham of Belize City. Hubert sustained a head injury and was taken to Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital for treatment. The other drivers were not reported injured.