And, we've have another accident to report on tonight, but fortunately, they were no fatalities - though it did create a monster rush hour traffic jam on the Northern Highway. It happened at around 4 o'clock this afternoon when a garbage truck for the Belize Waste Control slammed head on into a Haylock Bus on the foot of the Haulover Bridge.
The driver of the truck told 7News that his brakes failed him as he was approaching the bridge, and he lost control, causing him to end up into the lane of the bus. Here's how he described it:
Reporter
"What is the situation here sir? I see that you are head-on with a Haylock bus."
Michael Sutherland, driver - Belize Waste Control
"Yes sir and if you notice I am on the wrong lane. The reason is because my brakes failed me sir. That's an ugly feeling. You have to
experience it to know how it feels for you to expect your vehicle to stop when you apply the brake pedal and it doesn't."
Reporter
"You were approaching the bridge?"
Michael Sutherland, driver - Belize Waste Control
"I was coming and then there was a trailer truck in this area from Bowen and Bowen and there was another Bowen and Bowen truck behind it and some other vehicles. We were all coming down the highway behind each other on our lane. Any sensible driver would experience knows that you have to slow down when you approaching a bridge. When it was my turn to slow down when applying the brake my truck doesn't stop."
7News understands that persons were rushed to the KHMH after the accident, but we haven't been able to confirm the extent of injuries they suffered.
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