High School student hurt in road traffic accident in Corozal

Bus and SUV involved in accident

A traffic accident this morning on the Phillip Goldson Highway in the Corozal district has left two people injured and others shaken up.

Bus ends up in cane field

Reports are that the incident happened after 8 am today and involved a passenger bus belonging to Armstrong Bus Service and an SUV.

The vehicles were traveling in opposite direction, the bus carrying students towards Corozal town.

Reports from Corozal say that the blue Cherokee swerved into the lane of the passenger bus.

To avoid a head on collision, the driver of the bus reportedly swerved off the right hand side of the road ending up in a cane field.

One student in the bus and the driver of the Cherokee were taken to the Corozal hospital for medical attention.

There is no indication, as yet, of why the SUV swerved into the lane of the oncoming bus.

The incident is now the focus of an investigation by the police in Corozal.

Damage to front of the bus

SUV is extensively damaged

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