A traffic accident left two dead and four people injured on Friday afternoon. The incident occurred at a point between the municipalities of Lajas, in Cienfuegos, and Ranchuelo, in Villa Clara.
As reported by users in social networksthe accident had its origin when the driver of a tourist vehicle, a Hyundai i10, of South Korean origin, tried to avoid a pothole in the vicinity of kilometer 225 of the national highway, lost control and hit a Russian-made Moskvich .
The wounded were taken to the General University Hospital Dr. Gustavo Aldereguia Lima and according to a publication from that center, one wounded man has a spinal cord injury. “The patient was transferred to the Multipurpose Intensive Care Unit,” said the hospital’s deputy surgical director, Dr. Maikel Monzón Rodríguez.
Other drivers who traveled the road, moments after the accident, assure that it rained a lot on Friday afternoon and there was little visibility
“Another with a head injury, a patient with a left hand injury and finally another with a shoulder injury,” says the publication from the Cienfuegos hospital. Friends and relatives of the victims identified one of the deceased only as William, who was driving the Moskvich, and the seriously injured man as Manuel Alejandro.
Other drivers who traveled the road, moments after the accident, say that it was raining a lot on Friday afternoon and there was little visibility, criticism focuses on the poor condition of that part of the road.
“That stretch of road after the entrance from Lajas to Ranchuelo is very dangerous, full of holes, the same cars have made a detour along the banks, because the center of that road is impassable,” Olga Lidia Sosa Pérez wrote in the comments. where the accident was reported.
Although the complaints are also directed at drivers of passenger cars, who drive at speeds of 140 or 160 kilometers per hour on roads in poor condition.
At the beginning of June, the head of the Department of Vehicle Registration of the National Traffic Directorate, Mario Ríos Labrada, revealed new data on the accident rate and pointed out that out of 14 accidents in Cuba there is one deceased.
Only between January and May of this year there have been 4,062 traffic accidents, almost half of 2021.
Only between January and May of this year there have been 4,062 traffic accidents, almost half of 2021
By provinces, the official press also indicated, at that time, that Holguín and Camagüey stand out with the highest number of victims and average deaths per accident, without specifying the amount.
Regarding the causes, Ríos said that 89% of the accidents are caused by the human factor followed by loss of control of the vehicle, not respecting the right of way and driving at excessive speed. Then there are the mechanical problems and driving when you have ingested alcoholic beverages. In the latter, the authorities say that this behavior was found in 242 drivers, which is on the rise.
According to the official press, there is also an increase in the deterioration of the streets of Cuba where at least 333 potholes or breakages have been reported, which have already caused deaths in accidents.
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