Three people from the same family died after a traffic accident that occurred last Monday in Artemisa. The event transpired when the Artemis Newspaper fired the doctor, Anaelys Lopez, one of the victims. Along with her they lost their lives her husband and eldest daughter, while the youngest, who was also traveling with them, is recovering from injuries.
In a post by a Facebook group specialized in accidents in Cubait was reported that the vehicle collision occurred last Monday, September 5, on kilometer 27 of the Pinar del Río highway, near Guanajay.
In the image that accompanies the ‘post’ you can see forensic doctors and rescuers working in the area of the road accident, which cost the life of a doctor specializing in stomatology, as confirmed by the Artemis Public Health Department.
“Unfortunate accident causes the death of Dr. Anaelys López, a prosthesis specialist at the Stomatology Clinic of the Artemisa municipality in the province with the same name, and a large part of her family. Our deepest condolences go to the rest of the family, colleagues from work and friends,” he says in another publication shared this Tuesday.
The accident would have occurred when the vehicle in which the doctor and her family were traveling collided with a tractor that was parked on the road in front of a Cuba Petróleo Union establishment.
The accident would have occurred when the vehicle in which the doctor and her family were traveling collided with a tractor that was parked on the road in front of a Cuba Petroleum Union (Cupet) establishment.
Users also complain about the poor state of the road network on the Pinar del Río highway and the irresponsibility behind the wheel. Abdel Díaz Mena wrote that he has been driving in the area for 27 years, but now “it is impossible because of how destroyed they are (impassable) due to poor signage” and the constant crossing of loose animals.
Just four days ago, last Sunday, an accident on the road to San Juan y Martínez, in the province of Pinar del Río, caused five people to die and three to be injured after a vehicle collided with a company gasoline truck. Cupet.
Two of the injured, minors, were hospitalized as serious patients at the Pepe Portilla pediatric hospital, in Pinar del Río, while the third was referred to the Abel Santamaría hospital, in the same province.
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