Anabel Carbonell, an employee of Grupo Causal SA, a state-owned insurance and financial services company, died this Thursday afternoon in a traffic accident that occurred on the Malecón in Havana.
By confirming the identity of the 39-year-old victim, the ruling party reported that, “in charge of the Innovation and Development area” of Caudal, Carbonell was the “driver” of various projects and collaborated with Ideas Multimedios, a project that brings together official media such as cubadebate and the program with edgevery critical of the Cuban opposition.
“There are no words that can express the pain we feel for this loss. Our most sincere condolences reach your family and friends,” the company published in its social media.
Carbonell was driving a Kia Picanto from the National Insurance Company (Esen) that was practically destroyed after colliding with a Yutong public transport bus at the intersection of L and Malecón streets.
According to the information on her Facebook profile, Carbonell, a native of Havana, was the mother of two small children and was married.
According to the information on her Facebook profile, Carbonell, a native of Havana, was the mother of two small children and was married
In mid-October of last year, a Las Tunas official died aboard another Kia Picanto. It was about Daniel Cisneros Gilpresident of the People’s Provincial Court, who died in a traffic accident at kilometer 618 of the Central Highway, in which five other people lost their lives.
In the accident, which occurred in the municipality of Majibacoa, two official vehicles were involved, in addition to the Kia Picanto of the Provincial Court, a Peugeot 301 from the Tourism sector. The cars caught fire after colliding with each other.
Until last October, a total of 566 people had died in Cuba in more than 8,000 traffic accidents reported since January, which represents an increase of 41% in the number of victims compared to the same period in 2021.
According to data from the National Highway Commission (CNA) disclosed in official mediain the first ten months of 2022 there were 8,187 accidents (27% more) and 6,175 injuries (36% more).
According to data from the National Highway Commission disclosed in official media, in the first ten months of 2022 there were 8,187 accidents
At the end of October, the accident rate indicators present an increasing trend in relation to the years 2019, 2020 and 2021; however, they are lower than those registered in 2017 and 2018.
Among the main causes of traffic accidents on Cuban streets and highways is failure to control the vehicle, violating the right of way, lane invasion and speeding, according to the authorities.
Added to this is the deficient state of the country’s road network due to lack of maintenance, little road education and the circulation of an automobile fleet characterized by its age, with cars over 50 years old.
In all of 2021, 8,354 accidents occurred, which represented an increase of 8.32% (632) compared to 2020 and left 589 deaths, while in 2020, the 7,712 accidents reported on Cuban roads left 475 deaths.
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