A former Inspector of police was knocked down in Camalote. 69 year old Miguel Cho left his home on Young Gyal road yesterday evening to pick up some money. But when he arrived in front of the Pattnet's Bar in Camalote a truck ran into the back wheel of his bicycle. Cho was flung into the air, and landed on his back on the pavement. He died from his injuries. We spoke to an eyewitness and Cho's grieving family today in Camalote.
Voice of: Eyewitness
"The man was by that hole there passing by. I don't know if he was going straight down, or if he was turning off. But I saw him get by the pool in front of the bar and to my idea, he was shunning that hole, not to go in it and he didn't look back and the truck was coming fast enough because he didn't brakes or anything. It happened so sudden that he didn't look back - just hit. And we ran and say oh my God. By the time he got hit, he got thrown off that bicycle and when we ran over there - I didn't even go close, but I saw bleeding from behind his head."
Catalina Vanegas, Commom-law-wife
"I was home doing some laundry and my daughter received a call saying that her dad is dead, to come and see him right now. They call her from his phone. So she is that wheelchair I would say handicapped. I tried to get a vehicle to take us to Camalote on the scene. We reached there about after 20 minutes after the accident. My son Junior and his grandson, were the first ones to the scene. My son said that when he reached there he was gasping for air, because he saw his mouth open and he said that he pick him up and said 'dad, don't leave us.' But he was dead."
"What we heard from an eyewitness who was very close to him, a teacher, he said that he was off his bike pushing his bike from the bus stop and there came a big cargo truck and I think it was overtaking they told me, and all he heard was bang! And when they went to his rescue to feel his pulse, he said that he is dead."
The driver of the truck 22 year old Belmopan resident Odin Herrarte was served with a notice of intended prosecution.
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