By Breaking Belize News Staff: A 35-year-old Santa Elena woman was injured after being struck by a passing van while attempting to assist a friend whose vehicle battery had died.
The woman reported that she arrived near Rustic Roast along the George Price Highway early Saturday morning, October 10, after receiving a call for assistance from her friend.
According to the woman, her friend had opened her vehicle’s hood and was attempting to disconnect the battery when the woman stepped onto the roadway to see what she was doing.
At that moment, a passing white Coaster van reportedly struck her hand, causing her to fall onto the pavement.
The woman complained of lower back pain following the incident. She told police the van continued along the George Price Highway before turning onto Mabel Pitts Street.
Emergency personnel transported the woman to the San Ignacio Community Hospital, where she received medical attention. A doctor subsequently classified her injuries as harm.
Police are investigating the incident as negligent harm.
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