A mother and her baby perished this afternoon just after four o’clock in a horrible traffic accident at mile twenty-seven on the Phillip Goldson Highway. Our crew is just back and reports that Raul Magaña, Jr., his wife and baby and two other passengers were heading in the direction of Belize City when his vehicle suffered a tire blowout. Magaña was behind the steering wheel; the sports utility vehicle flipped at least three times near Biscayne. His common-law-wife, Lissa Li and child were flung through the windshield of the vehicle when it flipped. Both died instantly, a first responder who ran to their aid witnessed the horrific and tragic ordeal.
Voice of: Valerie Wade, First Respondent
“When I heard that the vehicle tire burst, the vehicle lost control and it spin around like three times. After that, ih lost control in the gravel and ih flip. When it flipped, the baby and the lady drop out while it is flipping. The vehicle start to flip and flip and flip.”
Duane Moody
“The driver was still inside while this was happening?”
Voice of: Valerie Wade
“And somebody run out of the vehicle and holla help, help, help. And I run come to try and help them.”
Duane Moody
“Tell us about what you saw when you came out here to help?”
Voice of: Valerie Wade
“When I come out here, the lady done drop dead already; she mi done dead. But the baby mi still alive….ih neck mi broke and then ih mi di bleed through ih ears. But if something mi even here and mi ker ahn, ih still noh mi wah live.”
Duane Moody
“The man that was driving, was he talking?”
Voice of: Valerie Wade
“Yes, he was talking and he was screaming.”
Duane Moody
“Is this the first time that you’ve witnessed something like this happening, ma’am?”
Voice of: Valerie Wade
“No, not the first time. I’ve witnessed one already by mile and a half.”
Duane Moody
“Would you say that they were speeding?”
Voice of: Valerie Wade
“Well I can’t tell; I can’t tell.”
Duane Moody
“Now, the man, did he have any injuries on him?”
Voice of: Valerie Wade
“No I neva see any injuries, but I know that dah five of them were in the vehicle and then another vehicle take one of them down.”
Duane Moody
“So two were flung out of the vehicle and then three others were inside the vehicle?”
Voice of: Valerie Wade
“Yes and they come out.”
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