Seven lives lost in just one weekend and tonight, families across Belize are grappling with unimaginable grief. We begin in Corozal, where the Seally family is mourning three of their own, including two brothers, after a horrific crash that police believe may be linked to road rage. Witnesses say a truck was chasing a three-wheeled motorcycle carrying several passengers when it veered out of control and slammed into a house. Two men died instantly. Now, as investigators determine what led to this deadly chain of events, a community is left shaken. Shane Williams reports.
Shane Williams, Reporting
A deadly dispute is now at the center of a police investigation in Sarteneja Village, where three men, including brothers Godwin and Ignacio Seally, lost their lives in a tragic traffic crash on Sunday night. Investigators believe the incident may have started at a social gathering, where tensions reportedly flared among several individuals, setting the stage for the deadly events that followed.
Melvin Seally, Brother of Deceased
“According to what I understand them bally from long time they got argument over some boat race. I mean, all type of simpleness – things outta sense they the argue for. And my brother them they don’t know, they don’t know what problem them bally they deh pan. They come fi coh enjoy fi themselves. But then I hear them bally start pan some argument fronta some Chiney, which they say that they got the video, the Chiney got the video what really happened there. They say the bally weh cause the accident they say that he knock first one of my cousin according to understand. And then the cousin weh mi deh with ah turn over the man and grab the man da ground wa lee while. Because the man haul some pipe, according to what they understand, the man had some pipe and he had the man on ground a lee while. Then they separate them. The fight finish right there.”
What happened next shocked residents. The disagreement spilled onto the streets and allegedly escalated into a high-speed chase.
Melvin Seally
“This man only wait to make them move off from deh and gone from deh. He followed behind them with the vehicle and then when he reach almost close to the credit union he knock wa heavy take off behind them fi try lick out them from the three wheel. But which in one of my cousin weh them mi the argue with the bally, he jump off of the motorcycle. He jump off of the three wheel and he tell the next bally fi jump off too. But the next bally look like he mi can’t move fast to jump off of the three wheel and he get the lick too.”
The impact was devastating. Godwin Seally and Ignacio Seally suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene. Israel Chocon was riding his bicycle in the area at the time and got caught in the accident.
Stacy Smith
ASP Stacy Smith, Staff Officer
“ What we have learned so far is that a male person, being Amadi Gangara, was driving a Ford pickup truck and upon reaching the corner of Bontoncia Street and Primativa Aragon Avenue in that village, he allegedly lost control of his vehicle and collided into the median tricycle, which was transporting Godwin and Ignacio Sile, as well as two other persons. Also injured in the course of this collision was a third person, namely Mr. Chacon, who was riding a bicycle at the time, and the impact similarly resulted in his untimely demise.”
As police press ahead with their investigation, the Seally family is mourning the loss of two brothers and demanding justice for lives cut tragically short.
Melvin Seally
“No arrest as yet. Nobody get arrest as yet. Look like, look like, look like they kill a foal because I know this is a murder. This, this is no, this is no accident. This is something intentionally. Uh, and I think if I kill one foal, I think that even police gonna come and arrest me.”
Two other persons were also injured in the crash, including Derrick Arceo who was rushed to the Corozal Community Hospital and later transported to the Karl Heusner memorial Hospital in a critical condition. Shane Williams for News Five.
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