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Major Mash Up On Western Leaves One Man Dead
posted (June 20, 2011)
A cyclist was killed in a terrible accident on the Western Highway last night. It happened between miles four and five near old Belize. 36 year old Jose Ortiz was heading towards Belize city in a green minivan when he suddenly saw a man on a bicycle appear in his path. He swerved to avoid him and ran into a GMC Canyon pickup driven by 39 year old Englebert Perrera.

But he ended up hitting both the pickup and the cyclist, Leonard Harrisoon Gillet, a labourer of HattievilleVillage. Gillett was launched off his bike and went tumbling across the pavement. He died from his injuries on the spot. One of the people in Ortiz's minivan was also injured according to reports but we could not confirm this. Police have served Ortiz with a notice of intended prosecution…

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