67-Year-Old Man Dies After Motorcycle Collision in Orange Walk

A man is dead following a road traffic incident in the Orange Walk District on Saturday. Police say that at 10:00 a.m. 67-year-old Fermin Lobo was driving his Lifan motorcycle on the Otro Benque Road headed in the direction of Trial Farm Village when he collided with the rear left side of a metal carrier on a Meilun Tricycle. Lobo was flung from the motorcycle and sustained what were initially believed to be minor injuries. However, he died at the hospital shortly after. His death was certified by a doctor at 10:22 a.m. Assistant Commissioner of Police Hilberto Romero says that police have since opened a manslaughter by negligence investigation against, 26-year-old Hugo Vasquez, the driver of the tricycle.

ACP Hilberto Romero, Officer Commanding Eastern Division: “On Saturday 17th of August 2024 police responded to a fatal road traffic accident at Otro Benque Road in Orange Walk. Upon arrival they received information that the persons had been taken for medical treatment. They proceeded to hospital where they found Fermin Lobo 67 years with sever injuries and he succumbed to his injuries. Investigation is that he was riding a motorcycle and he collided with a tricycle causing his fatal injuries. An investigation is being carried out, the other driver of the other tricycle has been served with an NIP and thereafter the file will be forwarded to the DPP for directives.”

Romero says that police do not know if alcohol consumption played a role in the incident.