The Easter Weekend was relatively peaceful, especially in Belize City, but 3 persons did lose their lives due to accidents, there are two possible homicides, and 1 Belizean was killed in Melchor.
We start tonight's newscast with the death of 5 year-old Akeelah Wade, which happened on Holy Saturday at around 4:00 pm. She was on the front of a scooter which slammed into a Belize City Shuttle Bus at the intersection of Douglas Jones and North Front Streets. Little Akeelah was one of the 3 persons who were on the scooter, and they were all rushed to the KHMH after the accident.
She died 2 hours later while undergoing treatment, turning the holiday into a time of mourning for her family.
Today, 7News spoke with her parents, and they told us what they know of the accident which killed her:
Cynthia Morgan - Meighan - Adapted Mother of Deceased
"They were coming from Princess pool on their way home and my daughter Vishana Carcamo with Akeelah in front of her and my other daughter Kelsey Peyrefitte was at the back and on their way approaching corner Douglas Jones and North Front Streets that was where the accident happened. A brown metro was coming from North Front Street straight across and my daughter-in-law was coming from Douglas Jones Street heading to BelChina. More or less you can put together what happen from there."
Daniel Ortiz
"Did the driver or your daughter at the back explain what happen just before the accident took place?"
Cynthia Morgan - Meighan
"The driver no, but my daughter told me when I came to the hospital and I ask her what happen and she says that she doesn't know. She says that she was at the back of the cycle and I got a text on my phone and she look at the text and by the time she lift up back her head and she knows is that a brown bus was in front of us crashing into it."
Daniel Ortiz
"So the driver herself hasn't been able to tell what happened?"
Cynthia Morgan - Meighan
"No, the way that I see it is that she doesn't remember and I tried to ask her and on one point I don't want to stress her because she has injuries and it's not for me to stress on her concerning the situation because it's not something that she had intentionally meant to happen. It was an accident. Talking about the stress is not something very easy to go through. Akeelah is my baby. I am not Akeelah biological mother, but I am her mother on this earth and I want to give a special thank you to her mom that gave Akeelah to me to give and provide a wonderful home for Akeelah. We will miss Akeelah so very dearly because Akeelah was a very jovial, warm-spirited, she gave smile on everybody come in contact with her. On earth we might say that Akeelah life has been cut short, but honestly being a God's child, my baby had served her time that God had plan for her."
The driver of the motorcycle is still receiving treatment at the KHMH. At this time, police continue to investigate the cause of the accident.
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