The number of deaths by the Traffic accident From last Sunday in Granma he amounted to three on Monday, after the death of the driver of the wrecked bus.
The third deadly victim of the event was in a “unstable critic” state at the Carlos Manuel de Céspedes hospital in Bayamo, As reported The CMKX provincial broadcaster.
Of the twenty injured because of the accident, nine remained admitted to the hospital institution, one of them in “serious stable” condition and eight in a “care” situation, adds the report.
The accident occurred when the bus driver – who was traveling from Havana to Santiago de Cuba – lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a fixed obstacle, which was not specified in the press reports.
The incident took place in the early hours of Sunday at kilometer 727, from the Bayamo-Las Tunas road.
The initial balance of two deceased was – one in the place of the events and another in the hospital -, in addition to 27 injured, including a child.
Funesto weekend: two deceased and about thirty injured by two traffic accidents in Granma
A report by the Ministry of Transportation, released last May, said that in the first quarter of 2025 deaths due to traffic accidents in Cuba increased 18 % – a total of 173 – compared to the same period of the previous year.
In addition, between January and March there was a decrease in injured by traffic accidents in its interannual comparison, from 1601 in last year to 1514 in the present.
In 2024, 7507 accidents were registered on the island, 12 % less than in 2023, according to the National Road Safety Commission.
The authorities cited the lack of attention to the control of the vehicle – in 30 % of the cases – and not granting the right of road (29.9 %) as the main causes of the accident in the Cuban roads.
The Cuban government has also recognized that the poor state of the streets and roads, due to the general lack of maintenance, as well as the age of the automotive park – with vehicles between 40 and 70 years of circulation – are other factors that have caused accidents on the tracks.
EFE / ONCUBA
