The death toll from the Western Highway tragedy on June 3rd is now at 4. The BDF has confirmed that this morning Volunteer Private Eduardo Cus who was in Mexico to try save his right arm suffered a heart attack and died.
Cus was one of 10 soldiers who were in a BDF truck which collided into a motorcycle driven by John Frampton Sr. at mile 10 on the Western Highway. Frampton died on the spot as well as BDF Private Beverly Roches and 2 year old Carmen Avila, who was the daughter of a soldier who was also in the truck. In total 8 soldiers received varying degrees of injuries. The driver Jose Escalera, a staff sergeant escaped with minor bruises and scratches.
7NEWS understands that Private Cus' s condition in Mexico went from bad to worse as the hand they had tried to save eventually had to be amputated. His body will be flown back to Belize tomorrow.
Private Cus was a volunteer soldier and he was a member of 12 platoon of Delta Company in Punta Gorda. Cus as well as Roches were heading to weekend training in Cayo. Police have not yet released a final report on the accident.
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