A late-night road collision in San Pedro has claimed the life of a 33-year-old local Belizean technician just hours after the crash, according to official police updates. The fatal incident unfolded at approximately 11 p.m. Thursday along Pescador Drive, a busy thoroughfare near the Atlantic Bank branch in the coastal town. When first responders arrived at the scene, they found Gilberto Noble, the identified victim, lying unconscious on the pavement with catastrophic head trauma.
Preliminary investigative findings have outlined the sequence of events that led to the crash. Noble was not operating the vehicle at the time of impact; he was riding as a rear passenger on a red Lifan motorcycle piloted by 29-year-old Vincent Canul, who sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the crash. Canul was traveling southbound along the corridor when he attempted to overtake a golf cart operated by local resident Demas Zelaya. As Canul initiated the overtaking maneuver, Zelaya made a gradual left turn from the travel lane, leaving insufficient space for the motorcycle to avoid contact. The motorcycle collided head-on with the front left fender of the golf cart, throwing both Canul and Noble violently onto the asphalt.
Emergency medical teams immediately transported both injured men to the San Pedro Polyclinic for urgent care. Despite medical intervention, Noble’s injuries proved too severe, and he was pronounced dead shortly after midnight on Friday. Canul, by contrast, only suffered injuries to his right foot and received outpatient treatment for his wounds.
In the wake of the crash, law enforcement officials have issued formal notices of intended prosecution to both Canul and Zelaya as they continue to piece together the full circumstances of the collision. Investigators are reviewing witness statements and examining physical evidence from the scene to determine fault and any traffic violations that contributed to the fatal outcome. The investigation remains active and ongoing as authorities work to finalize their findings for the local prosecutor’s office.