There was a minor accident on the Northern Highway this morning - but it highlights the hazards of a traffic trouble spot. At 11:30, 26 year old Trujillo Francisco was heading towards the city in his pickup truck when he slowed down a couple yards away from Travelers. 23 year old Ladyville resident Darien Skeen was traveling in the same direction on his motorcycle but was apparently trying to overtake the truck on the passenger side. Francisco did not see Skeen so when he drove off he hit Skeen and sent his cycle skidding into the mud. We spoke to an eyewitness on the scene.
Voice of: Eyewitness
"We had some tourists over that side and we were greeting them goodbye and the red pickup and this cycle, the cycle was slowing down and it looks like the red pickup didn't realize that the cycle was slowing down and it started overtake and I guess it hot the back wheel and it ran right u into this vehicle here. I saw the guy got off and everything and one spell he collapse over there, but we didn't think it was nothing that serious, so we went back into the store and when we saw the ambulance came and we saw it was really serious. The most common thing in Belize, people don't respect motorists, like we know where we are supposed to drive and this is a clear indication that this person had no idea which direction he belongs. He belong in the middle and to me I really don't quite like it because I travel every day and he travels every day for work and it's really not that nice because you can't bear to see your own brother in an accident."
Skeen was transported to the KHMH. According to his sister, he has bruises and is complaining about pain in his left shoulder.
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