A state Lada and a Metrotaxi, better known as gazelles, collided this Sunday on the Vía Blanca in Havana. the spectacular pictures of the accident came to light in the Facebook group “Bus & truck accidents, for more experience and fewer victims”, and although none of the participants makes reference to possible victims, a driver consulted by 14ymedio claims there was a death.
The Metrotaxi covered route 4, which runs from Santiago de las Vegas, in Boyeros, to Vedado, in Plaza de la Revolución, although the crash occurred in the port area, an area where the roads are particularly bad. condition and signage is very poor.
The reasons for the accident are unknown, since the state press has not offered data
The reasons for the accident are unknown, since the state press has not offered data, but some of the users of the Facebook group where the images appeared point to the excessive speed with which many circulate in that area, as well as the irregularities that are committed at the wheel.
In 2021 there were 5,612 accidents in Cuba, which left 350 dead and 3,700 injured, according to the National Road Safety Commission.
“The human factor and the irresponsibility of pedestrians and drivers continue to be decisive in their occurrence,” said its secretary general, Reinaldo Becerra Acosta.
The authorities tend to downplay the poor condition of the roads and the age of the vehicles as relevant factors in the bad traffic data.
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