<p>A man was killed and several others were injured in a road traffic accident on the George Price Highway on Thursday evening. He is Efrain Cowo, who was a passenger in a government vehicle traveling from Belize City towards Belmopan. According to 40-year-old Ernest Banner, just before five o’clock on Thursday evening he was driving a white Isuzu D Max heading towards Belmopan when upon reaching between miles 46 and 47, his vehicle and a green Ford Explorer travelling in the opposite direction but in his lane collided. As a result, his passengers, 25-year-old Ginee Neal, 29-year-old Kendra Arnold and Efrain Cowo suffered varying degrees of injury. Ramos, who spoke to Love News, said that contrary to what Banner reported, the incident happened quite differently.</p>
<p><b><i>BERT RAMOS</i></b></p>
<p><b><i>“I was coming from Belmopan yesterday evening after a meet and coming down on the highway was like a stream of vehicle. The vehicle that was in front of me, it seemed like he observed this bad spot and I see the brake light come on and so I went down for my brakes but by the time that vehicle cleared the bad spot, another vehicle going the opposite direction was just coming sliding right into me. I tried by continuing to hold my brakes and make sure the vehicle doesn’t run into me but I couldn’t stop it and it collided right into the left hand part of my vehicle.”</i></b></p>
<p><b><i>LINETTE CANTO </i></b></p>
<p><b><i>“On your side of the road?”</i></b></p>
<p><b><i>BERT RAMOS</i></b></p>
<p><b><i>“I was on the right hand side and he was on his side coming from Belize City. I was coming from Belmopan and he was coming from Belize City and he collided right into the left hand of my vehicle on the driver side.”</i></b></p>
<p><b><i>LINETTE CANTO </i></b></p>
<p><b><i>“Who was along with you at the time of the incident?”</i></b></p>
<p><b><i>BERT RAMOS</i></b></p>
<p><b><i>“Along with me was my nephew and also a friend of the family.”</i></b></p>
<p><b><i>LINETTE CANTO</i></b></p>
<p><b><i>“What is their condition?”</i></b></p>
<p><b><i>BERT RAMOS</i></b></p>
<p><b><i>“Well my nephew has a swelling under his eye and the friend of the family, he got his knee fractured. I got my ankle fractured and also my neck is in some brace right now. The doctor says that I need to keep on a brace for a couple days and I also have an injury in my head.”</i></b></p>
<p><b><i>LINETTE CANTO</i></b></p>
<p><b><i>“Are you aware of the condition of the passengers of the other vehicle?”</i></b></p>
<p><b><i>BERT RAMOS</i></b></p>
<p><b><i>“Well, because of the state in which I arrived at the hospital they didn’t want me to move anywhere but someone who was in the vehicle died and also some other one who was in the vehicle got badly hurt and they had to transfer them to Belize City. That’s all I heard last night while at Belmopan Hospital.”</i></b></p>
<p>Efrain Cowo died of a severe head injury while receiving treatment at the Western Regional Hospital. Inside the Explorer, meanwhile, which was driven by bus owner, 45-year-old Bert Ramos, were 22 year old Avery Flores, Junior and 19 year old Chevonne Williams. We understand that Kendra Arnold, who was in the government vehicle and who sustained serious injuries was transported to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital along with Banner for further treatment. Both are reported in stable condition.</p>
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<p><b><i>BERT RAMOS</i></b></p>
<p><b><i>“I was coming from Belmopan yesterday evening after a meet and coming down on the highway was like a stream of vehicle. The vehicle that was in front of me, it seemed like he observed this bad spot and I see the brake light come on and so I went down for my brakes but by the time that vehicle cleared the bad spot, another vehicle going the opposite direction was just coming sliding right into me. I tried by continuing to hold my brakes and make sure the vehicle doesn’t run into me but I couldn’t stop it and it collided right into the left hand part of my vehicle.”</i></b></p>
<p><b><i>LINETTE CANTO </i></b></p>
<p><b><i>“On your side of the road?”</i></b></p>
<p><b><i>BERT RAMOS</i></b></p>
<p><b><i>“I was on the right hand side and he was on his side coming from Belize City. I was coming from Belmopan and he was coming from Belize City and he collided right into the left hand of my vehicle on the driver side.”</i></b></p>
<p><b><i>LINETTE CANTO </i></b></p>
<p><b><i>“Who was along with you at the time of the incident?”</i></b></p>
<p><b><i>BERT RAMOS</i></b></p>
<p><b><i>“Along with me was my nephew and also a friend of the family.”</i></b></p>
<p><b><i>LINETTE CANTO</i></b></p>
<p><b><i>“What is their condition?”</i></b></p>
<p><b><i>BERT RAMOS</i></b></p>
<p><b><i>“Well my nephew has a swelling under his eye and the friend of the family, he got his knee fractured. I got my ankle fractured and also my neck is in some brace right now. The doctor says that I need to keep on a brace for a couple days and I also have an injury in my head.”</i></b></p>
<p><b><i>LINETTE CANTO</i></b></p>
<p><b><i>“Are you aware of the condition of the passengers of the other vehicle?”</i></b></p>
<p><b><i>BERT RAMOS</i></b></p>
<p><b><i>“Well, because of the state in which I arrived at the hospital they didn’t want me to move anywhere but someone who was in the vehicle died and also some other one who was in the vehicle got badly hurt and they had to transfer them to Belize City. That’s all I heard last night while at Belmopan Hospital.”</i></b></p>
<p>Efrain Cowo died of a severe head injury while receiving treatment at the Western Regional Hospital. Inside the Explorer, meanwhile, which was driven by bus owner, 45-year-old Bert Ramos, were 22 year old Avery Flores, Junior and 19 year old Chevonne Williams. We understand that Kendra Arnold, who was in the government vehicle and who sustained serious injuries was transported to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital along with Banner for further treatment. Both are reported in stable condition.</p>
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