We’ve already told you about the 3 residents of Orange Walk Town who lost their lives violently this weekend as murder victims. Well, 2 more died yesterday afternoon in a traffic accident on the San Juan Road.
18 year-old student Kairo Cob, and his cousin, 24 year-old Henry Cob, were traveling on a motorcycle when they collided head-on into a white Ford Ranger Pick-up.
The pick-up truck driver, 33 year-old Hernan Cortez, told police that he couldn’t avoid the accident because the young men were attempting to overtake a tractor, and they swerved into his lane. At the point of impact, They were both flung from the motorcycle into a nearby canefield, and they died on the scene from injuries they suffered in the collision and the fall.
Our colleagues from CTV 3 caught up with their family who were already making burial preparations, and here’s what they had to say:
Family Member
"They just went to collect a money from the work that they did in San Jose. Well, like things happen in life. They called us and told us about the accident, that they got knocked down from the motorcycle. When we arrived we saw the them thrown; they were already dead. Police told us to keep our distance. Afterwards, we came closer to identify the bodies in the cane field.”
We’re told that 18 year-old Kairo Cob is a student in Chetumal, and he was supposed to be heading back this week.
Later on you’ll hear the police account of this story.
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