An infant girl is in critical condition in the KHMH after suffering major trauma in yesterday's catastrophic road accident. Police now say that 15 people were injured when an Isuzu Trooper collided head on into a passenger van. The small child was in the Trooper - which was being driven by her father, Luke Cox who is also in the hospital, but his condition is stable. She was being carried by her uncle and they were both flung from the vehicle. Today police said all evidence indicates that Luke Cox is the one who went directly into the lane of oncoming traffic.
Insp. Calbert Flowers, OC - Ladyville
"We still cannot ascertain at this time the driver of the Isuzu Trooper is still in the hospital and he still cannot speak to us properly.
Jules Vasquez
"However by all outward indications, some error occurred on his part to end up on the wrong side of the road."
Insp. Calbert Flowers, OC - Ladyville
"As far as our investigation reveal yes he is the one who left his lane and went into the land of oncoming traffic."
Jules Vasquez
"Is it a fact that the child was flung out of the vehicle?"
Insp. Calbert Flowers, OC - Ladyville
"Information received that yes, ahm, the child was being held in the back seat by her uncle and both of them upon impact, both of them, went through the windshield of the vehicle. The guy who was holding the child and the child went out of the vehicle. And of the accident so far, the child is the one who received the worst injury, as we can see."
Jules Vasquez
"What is her condition at this time?"
Insp. Calbert Flowers, OC - Ladyville
"She is presently in a critical condition.
So far we have 8 foreigner in the hospital, six foreigners rather, two Americans and four Germans presently in the hospital and we have fiveBelizeans including the baby, the driver of the vehicle and the other occupants."
Two of the ten tourists who were injured had to be flown out of the country due to the seriousness of their injuries.
