A railway accident of the Guantanamo-Habana train in Matanzascaused by a damage on the road near the Cuevas de Bellamar, left at least three minor injuries and seven derailled cars.
The incident occurred around 2:30 pm on Wednesday, when the train activated the state of emergency, according to Yumurí TV On Facebook.
According to the publication, a passenger and two railway workers were transferred to the Comandante Faustino Pérez Provincial Hospital with minor injuries.
Other reports place the figure of injured in four or five.
The 820 passengers on board were evacuated and taken to the train and bus terminals of Matanzas to continue their trip to Havana.
The accident damaged approximately 250 meters of railroad, which will complicate the operations on the route, adds the medium.
So far, the authorities have not specified the exact cause of the damage on the road or the estimated time for repair.
Train accident in Camagüey leaves 18 injured and damage to the railroad
Emergency and personnel of the railway company work in the place to evaluate damage and guarantee security, while the circumstances of the event are investigated.
TV Yumurí reported that the details will continue to be updated from the accident site.
Today’s is the most recent of a series of rail accidents that occurred in recent times in Cuba.
Last May, a train Passengers derailed in Camagüeywithout fatal victims or serious injuries.
The rugged train was The extra 16 that covered the Holguín-La Habana routewhich suffered damage to the generating van and two passenger cars.
That same month Five wagons were deranged from a train that transported alcohol from Sancti Spíritus to Mayabeque, which caused a fire.
A month earlier, a passenger train He derailed in the Tunasalthough without causing injuries. And at the end of March, another passenger train A person ran over in the Cuban East and caused death.
