MIAMI, United States. – The collision between a passenger bus and a truck of the Community Services Company at dawn this Saturday, in Havana, left the balance of one deceased and two injured, according to reported Internet user Isabela Rodríguez in the Facebook group “Bus drivers forever”.
“The bus driver is only injured. From the truck, one deceased and one injured,” the source said.
“It is said that the driver from Comunales invaded the opposite lane by overtaking. He collided head-on. Once again the irresponsibility of a driver causes an unfortunate accident (…). This part of the road does not have potholes, it was all due to negligence due to running,” Rodríguez lamented.
“In addition to the pain of the family and the injuries, we have one less bus to serve the population and a new garbage collector that is also out of service,” he added.
Finally, he asked the drivers to drive with caution. “Remember that they are always waiting for you at home,” she finished.
Between January and June 2022 alone, 4,871 traffic accidents and 346 deaths were registered in Cuba, figures higher than those registered in the same period in 2021.
According to the National Road Safety Commission, the non-respect of the right of way and the lack of attention to driving the vehicle are the main causes of traffic accidents in Cuba. The high rate of accidents on the Island is also affected by speeding, technical malfunctions and the ingestion of alcoholic beverages.
In statements to the official newspaper Granma, the head of the Vehicle Registration Department of the National Traffic Directorate of the National Revolutionary Police (PNR), Mario Ríos, revealed in which the provinces of Holguín and Camagüey “are the ones that accumulate the highest number of victims and average deaths per accident.”
According to Ríos, “the human factor determines 89% of the events”, and the main causes are “not attending to the control of the vehicle, violating the right of way, speeding, technical malfunctions and ingestion of alcoholic beverages”.
In 2021, the secretary of the state National Road Safety Commission, Reinaldo Becerra, assured the EFE news agency, there were 8,354 accidents, an increase of 8.32% (632) compared to 2020. This means that Throughout 2021, an average of 23 daily incidents were recorded.
In 2017 there were 11,187 traffic accidents in Cuba, in 2018 (10,070); 9,421 in 2019 and 7,722 in 2020.
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