For the latest news across Belize, visit: A celebration of a son being recruited into the Belize Coast Guard has ended in tragedy for one Belmopan family and several others are mourning the loss of their loved ones, following a massive road traffic accident this afternoon along the George Price Highway which claimed multiple lives. The collision of a sports utility vehicle carrying three persons and a van carrying three other passengers left several people dead, including Lourdes Wade and her father, a retired police inspector, near the outskirts of Hattieville. The Wade family had just left from Belize City where they attended a coast guard passing out ceremony this morning for young recruit Justin Wade. It is reported that a red SUV driven by Lourdes Wade, an employee of Social Security Board in Belmopan, crashed into a oncoming van. Inside the vehicle with Wade and her father was Jason’s girlfriend. We are told that all three have perished. The identities of the other victims are yet to be released. This is a developing story and we will have more in Thursday’s newscast. At the scene of the incident, however, was Clifton Hall, father-in-law of Lourdes Wade. Here’s what he shared with the media.
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