Elderly Man Killed In Traffic Accident

An elderly man is dead and another man is in the hospital after a traffic accident that occurred this morning, around 6:30.

It happened between miles 76 and 77 on the Phillip Goldson Highway and when police arrived on the scene, they saw the two men lying on the side of the highway. One of the victims, 80-year-old Agusto Acosta, was heading north when he was knocked off his bike by 32-year-old Misael Montejo, who was driving a motorcycle. Both men were rushed to the Corozal Community Hospital where Acosta succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment. Montejo was transferred to Belize Medical Associates for further treatment.