A mother and child are dead tonight - victims of a terrible traffic accident this evening on the Northern Highway. It happened at around 4:30 when Raul Magana Jr was driving a Toyota Landcruiser at mile 27 in Biscayne. He was headed to Belize City and had a blowout, which caused him to lost control of the vehicle. It flipped violently - landing in a ditch on the side of the road.
His girlfriend Elisa and his 4 year old son Raul Jr were killed by the impact on the spot. Magana survived and was conscious on the scene. He was taken to the KHMH where he is receiving treatment at this time. An eyewitness told us off camera what she saw:..
Voice: of eyewitness
"We heard that the vehicle tire burst and the vehicle lost control, it spin around about 3 times and after that he lost control and vehicle flipped. When the vehicle flipped, the lady and the baby fell out."
Reporter
"While it's flipping?"
Voice: of eyewitness
"The vehicle starts to flip and flip."
Reporter
"Was the driver inside while this was happening?"
Voice: of eyewitness
"Yes and somebody ran out of the vehicle and yelled for help and I ran out to try to help them."
Reporter
"Tell us about what you saw when you came out here to help?"
Voice: of eyewitness
"When I came here the lady had already fell out the vehicle."
We'll have more on this tragic double fatality in tomorrow's newscast.
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