Belmopan Teacher Killed in Terrible Car Crash

A high school science teacher was killed in a fatal traffic accident this afternoon on the Western Highway. At around 2 pm, Carlisle Grinage was in a Nissan Sentra along with three other teachers returning to Belmopan from a staff retreat when they collided into a Ford Explorer at mile 39 on the Western Highway in St. Mathew’s Village. Burton Brooks was driving his Ford Explorer in the opposite direction towards Belize City when he apparently lost control of the vehicle and swerved into the lane of the Nissan Sentra. So far 7News has confirmed that 39 year old Carlisle Grinage was killed. He was a science teacher at the Belmopan Comprehensive High School. At least one other teacher was critically hurt.