Madrid/The impact between a truck and a tricycle claimed the lives of six people this Monday in Moa, in the province of Holguín, five of them at the same scene of the events and another at the Dr. Guillermo Luis Fernández Hernández-Baquero hospital, where the injured were transferred.
The accident occurred around 4 in the afternoon on the Baracoa highway, in a section that leads to the Comandante Ernesto Che Guevara factory. At the moment it is unknown what conditions led to the collision, but the consequences were fatal, as can be seen – in addition to the numerous victims – in the images that show how the vehicles were left.
The official press has disclosed the identities of the deceased. This is Andys William Mendoza Ferrer, 41 years old, and resident of Reparto Aeropuerto, Frank País; Enoelio Borges Reyes, 50 years old and a native of Moa, Cayo Grande de Yamanigüey; Maria Carla Noguera Despaigne, 19 years old, of Lenin Avenue, Reparto 26 de Julio; Emmanuel Rodríguez Igarza, 23 years old, and Eloina Reyes González, 69 years old, both residents of Punta Gorda Arriba: and Liolvis Lofforte Alpajón, 33 years old, from Cayo Grande de Yamanigüey.
In addition, there are six people injured, including the two drivers. They are Sandro Medina Oliveros, 52 years old and resident of the Miraflores neighborhood, reported serious but stable; Yanet Rodríguez Reyes, 49 years old, from Punta Gorda Arriba, with a head injury but stable; Omar Breff Blanco, 58 years old and resident of Reparto Armando Mestre, who was the driver of the tricycle and is in serious condition; Liset Suárez Lovaina, 29 years old and resident of Quemado del Negro, stable with non-serious injuries; and Eroeldis Borges Alpajón, 23 years old, from Cayó Grande de Yamanigüey, in serious but stable condition.
At the moment it is unknown what conditions led to the collision, but the consequences were fatal, as can be seen in the images that show how the vehicles were left.
In addition to the emergency teams, rescue and rescue teams from the nickel industries went to the scene of the events to treat the injured and identify and transport the deceased.
The causes of the accident are currently being investigated, which is the second massive accident so far this year. The first occurred last Wednesday, January 7 in Camagüey, when two of the 38 passengers of a bus died after the vehicle, which was transporting workers from the Mariel Special Development Zone, left the road.
Between January and August 2025, there were 502 fatalities on the Island. Although the total for that year is still unknown, at that time alone the number already amounted to 80% of the total for 2024. By comparison, last year 1,119 people died on Spanish roads, just over double that of the Island in just eight months and with a population six times larger.
The poor condition of the roads and vehicles contributes to any confusion, recklessness or excess speed – the causes to which most accidents are attributed – to have a fatal result. Furthermore, the scarcity of transportation in good condition forces a large part of the population to travel in precarious conditions and lacking any security.
