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Police Say School Trip Was Lucky
posted (May 16, 2019)
Here's the police account of what happened:...

ASP Alejandro Cowo, O.C., C.I.B., Belize City
"This morning at about six-twenty, police responded to a traffic accident on the Boom Road where upon arrival by the dump site area, they observed a Tillett Bus on the right hand side of the road leaning up on one side. They also observed several students suffering from various degrees of injuries. What we know is that the bus was traveling from Corozal enrooted to Xunantunich. It was a group of students from Santa Clara RC School that were on an educational trip to Xunantunich, when apparently the bus driver began to feel dizzy and all of a sudden he lost control and ended up on that side of the road. Unfortunately, none of the persons that were injured is presently at the hospital with minor injuries. It was about 50 passengers total in the bus comprising of students, parents and teachers from the school. The driver is still admitted. He has agreed to give a blood sample and as soon as the doctor finish with him, that sample will be provided."

Reporter
"Could you say definitively how many of those students were transported for medical treatment?"

ASP Alejandro Cowo
"There are about 20 persons in total. I was just told that 8 of them are students and the other 12 are parents and teachers."

Reporter
"Could you say what type of injuries?"

ASP Alejandro Cowo
"It's nothing serious that they received and mostly the injuries are with the parents and teachers."

Reporter
"How about reports that somebody was trapped under the bus? Could you confirm or deny this?"

ASP Alejandro Cowo
"Yes, somebody was trapped, but with the assistance of a backhoe that person was retrieve from the bus, but he received minor injuries, nothing that he is hospitalized. He was the conductor from the bus."

Reporter
"Sir, is there any truth that the driver may have been a diabetic and failed to take his medication as necessary?"

ASP Alejandro Cowo
"I cannot tell you if he was diabetic. He has commented that he was not feeling well, thats why he slowed down and apparently he lost control of the bus and that is where the bus ended up."

Police will take blood samples to find out what may have caused the driver to black out.

The KHMH classified the injuries as CODE GREEN meaning not every serious.

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