A minor traffic accident in Belize City yesterday almost turned into a major catastrophe when a bus conductor was confronted with a gun. The twenty three year old Conductor, Aris Serrano, who works with Albion Bus Service reported to police that around 7:50 yesterday morning while on-board an Albion Bus on Central American Boulevard, the bus collided into a dump truck that was travelling in the same direction. He stated that while he was standing on the side-walk, the driver of the dump truck, thirty five year old Jose Hernandez, walked toward him and pointed a gun at him. Police officers on-board
the bus allegedly managed to disarm Hernandez and detained him. The gun, a black Glock, nine millimetre pistol with a magazine containing ten nine millimetre live rounds was licensed to Hernandez. Police are still investigating.
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