Haulover Collision

There was a collision on the Haulover Bridge this afternoon. Just after 3:00, a Nissan X Terra was crossing the bridge from the direction of Ladyville to Belize City when the driver crashed into a oncoming dump truck. The impact sent the Nissan barrelling towards the left side of the bridge. The Nissan vehicle with handicapped plates extensive damages to its front end and the driver, 37 year old Hattieville resident Raquel Burke was rushed to the KHMH by a BERT ambulance. The extent of her injuries remains unknown. As for the driver of the truck 33 year old Christopher Gillett of Burrell Boom, police report that he received no injuries although the truck sustained damages to its control arms, hood, rear view mirrors and springs. Police cleared the road around 4:30 after the truck was removed.