Fatal Highway Collision Claims Life of Corozal Farmer

A tragic road traffic accident on the Philip Goldson Highway has left one man dead and another in police custody. The incident occurred this morning between miles 70 and 71.

Police responding to the scene discovered two extensively damaged vehicles: a silver Jeep Compass with a crushed front end and a red Toyota Tacoma that had veered off to the right side of the road, also with severe front-end damage.

According to police, the silver Jeep Compass, driven by Marcos Villanueva, was traveling northbound from Orange Walk to Corozal when it collided head-on with the Toyota Tacoma, which was heading in the opposite direction.

The driver of the Tacoma, 61-year-old Jesus Chicas, a farmer from San Roman Village in the Corozal District, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Villanueva has since been detained by police as investigations into the fatal crash continue.