Local man dies in weekend accident

Wednesday, June 23, 2004

A 25-year-old local man, Franklin Banagas-Calix, died last weekend, and three others were injured, in a one-vehicle accident on the Esterley Tibbetts Highway last Saturday night.

The Emergency Communications Centre (911) received a report at 11:57 pm that a silver-coloured BMW had veered off the road into the bushes. Police officers, paramedics and fire officers responded to the scene and the four men inside the vehicle were taken to the Cayman Islands Hospital for treatment. Mr Banagar-Calix, the driver, was later pronounced dead by doctors on Sunday, 20 June.

One of the men injured in the accident was still in hospital on Monday suffering from head injuries, while the other two men had been released.

As of Monday, no further details had been issued as to the nature of the accident and a post mortem was scheduled for early in the week.

Witnesses or persons who rendered assistance prior to the arrival of the Emergency Services are asked to contact Constable Winsome Forbes at 926-1672 or the Traffic Department at 946-6254.

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