The main news tonight has been about the unprecedented dectuple fatality - which left 5 women dead.
But traffic accidents also claimed the life of two other women in the week before.
Last week we reported on the fatal RTA that claimed the life of a Belmopan market stall food vendor Miriam Cordon. She died as a result of injuries she sustained in a collision that happened on December 2nd. And now a Coast guard Officer, Gianellie Vanegas has also succumbed to the injuries she received in a Motorcycle accident that occurred on November 30th. She had suffered major brain injury in the motorcycle accident. ACP Romero gave us more details today:
ACP Hilberto Romero, OC Eastern Division
"In reference to the motor cycle accident involving Gianelle Vanegas she succumbed to her injuries on Saturday. And in reference to the fatal road traffic accident where Miriam Cordon succumbed to her injuries an investigation was carried out and Leroy Nunez of Dangriga has since been arrested and charged for the crimes of Manslaughter by negligence causing death by careless conduct drove motor vehicle with alcohol concentration above the prescribed limit and drove motor vehicle without due care and attention."
