Motorcycle Collision with Freight Truck Claims Life of Juan Carlos Castellanos in Orange Walk

A man lost his life last night in a road traffic incident in Orange Walk Town, Orange Walk District. Around 9 o’clock, Juan Carlos Castellanos was riding his motorcycle on Tate Street when he collided with the side of a freight truck.  The truck driver, a 50-year-old man, told police he was making a left turn into Munoz Lane when Castellanos hit the ride side of the truck. Castellanos was taken to the Northern Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Love News spoke to the victim’s common law wife, Solani Tamai, about the moments she spoke to him hours before tragedy struck.

The driver of the truck was detained and remains in custody.