Havana/A traffic accident occurred in the early hours of this Sunday left a preliminary balance of two deaths and 27 injured, including a minor, at kilometer 727 of the Bayamo-Las Tunas road, in the province of Granma.
The bus, which covered the Havana-Santiago de Cuba route and belonged to the National Center for Scientific Research of Biocubafarma, lost control and ended up hitting a fixed obstacle on the road, according to the authorities through the authorities through the local television.
In the images disseminated by the Mid CNC TV Granma, the front of the bus turned into a knead of metal pieces is observed. Although the report does not need the bus model, in the photos it can be found that it is the typical American school vehicle that, after years of use, was probably donated to the institutions of the island.
According to the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) in Granma, Yudelkis Ortiz Barceló, one of the victims died at the scene of the incident and another at the Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Provincial Hospital, in Bayamo, where the injured were transferred after the medical emergency system were activated. Both were identified as Aracelis Torres Almarales, 60, and Ismael Gómez de la Masa Areces, 51.
The director of the institution, Doctor Adonis Frometa Guerra, confirmed that the center has the resources and personnel necessary to guarantee the specialized care of the patients, of which six were surgically intervened.
The vehicle was leased, a common practice with vehicles of state entities that are rented to private trips, passenger transport and vacation excursions organization.
Joint forces of the Ministry of Interior investigate the causes of the event, while the Ministry of Public Health maintains communication with the relatives of the injured, the official note said.
Traffic accidents especially worry during July and August. Pretending to increase the transfer to recreational enclaves and the propensity to drive under the influence of alcohol, the authorities have warned of the increase in accidents on the island in the summer months. At the end of July three people died and three others were injured in an accident that took place at kilometer 14 of the National Highway, in the section that connects Havana with Pinar del Río. According to the images and testimonies shared on social networks, the incident occurred when a vehicle hit the rear of a dredge that transported a container.
Joint Forces of the Ministry of Interior investigate the causes of the event, while the Ministry of Public Health maintains communication with family members
A few days before, on July 18, a state Jeep and another vehicle collided on bridge 4 of the National Highway, between the municipalities of Palma Soriano and San Luis, Santiago de Cuba. On that occasion, Three people died And several were injured.
Days before, at the beginning of the month, another private car that came out at full speed from Varader The toll cabins. Both passengers, a woman and a man, died instantly.
Although the number of accidents fell in the first quarter of the year compared to the same period of 2024, deaths due to traffic accidents increased by 18%. The data were recently shared by the Minister of Transportation, Eduardo Rodríguez Dávila, who called the drivers and pedestrians to be more attentive to the road in the summer season.
