71 year-old William Anderson, a resident of Monkey River Village, died in a traffic accident yesterday morning when his van had a head-on collision with a school bus.
The accident happened at around 7:30 on the Savannah Road, about a mile from the intersection with the Southern Highway, which leads into Toledo.
Police say that the bus was in its correct lane, and then suddenly, Anderson's van swerved in the wrong lane and slammed into the bus. He was trapped inside his vehicle, and a fire truck had to be used to separate his vehicle from the bus. He died as a result of his injuries.
There were reports of passengers from the bus who received minor injuries in the crash.
2 vehicles also had a head-on collision on the Western Highway on Sunday evening at around 7:30. That one happened near San Jose Succotz Village, and none of the occupants suffered any serious injuries, but 2 women and a child were reportedly rushed to the San Ignacio Hospital before police arrived on the scene.
And finally, there was another minor accident on the Western Highway just outside of Belmopan. The driver of this bus was reportedly trying to overtake a motorcyclist, he ended up hitting the man. In the process of trying to get the bus under control, the driver took it off the side of the road, where it ended up overturned on its side. The motorcyclist and 3 of the passengers from the bus suffered minor injuries from the accident.
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