Child Killed In Traffic Accident

A six year old boy died in a traffic accident today. His mother, 31 year old Michelle Saldivar was driving a Toyota Corolla from Orange Walk to Belize City today when she ran off the Northern Highway at mile 35.

The car careened off the highway flipping several times - finally coming to rest in a swampy area. Her son Leron Jacobs was flung from the car, into the water of a nearby swamp.

He was knocked unconscious and though CPR was performed on him he shwoed no signs of life. A government vehicle rushed him to the Northern Regional Hospital - where he was pronounced dead on arrival.