SLP, Mexico.- A accident that occurred this Thursday afternoon on a section of the National Highway, near the Aguada de Pasajeros municipality, in Cienfuegos, left a preliminary balance of two dead and seven injured, according to the official media. Cubadebate.
Preliminary reports suggest that a 16-seater Transtur minibus, coming from the Santa Fe base in Havana, hit the highway separator at kilometer 209.
Eight tourists and the driver were traveling in the vehicle. As a result of accidenttwo people died at the scene and seven others were injured.
According to the media officials, the injured were taken to the Dr. Gustavo Aldereguia Lima General University Hospital in Cienfuegos.
So far, the authorities have not specified the nationality of the deceased.
Two patients admitted to the Dr. Gustavo Aldereguia Lima General University Hospital were classified as “code red”, another two as “code yellow” and three as “code green”. One of the injured was taken to the operating room because he had “abdominal trauma” and had to undergo surgery, according to doctors’ statements to the press local.
Traffic accidents have shown an increase in recent years. According to official data, between January and October 2023, 6,965 traffic accidents were recorded, an increase of 12.8% compared to the same period in 2022. These accidents resulted in 562 deaths and 5,643 injuries.
When 2025 has just begun, several incidents have caused commotion in Cuba. A week ago a massive accident occurred on the northern beltway of the main municipality of Camagüey. The incident left two dead and more than 60 people injured who required medical assistance.
The provincial delegate of Transportation in the province said that “two buses from eastern provinces were involved in the incident, a leased Transmetro, license plate B225819, from Songo la Maya, Santiago de Cubaand the other B193327, from UCM No. 4 to Havana.
On January 2, furthermore, a tragic traffic accident It claimed the life of one person and injured 63 others.
The specific causes are unknown at this time, but local sources indicated that the driver of the private truck with registration P 020 800, Alberto Cruz Díaz, a resident of the Rescate de Sanguily community, lost control of the vehicle. vehicle.
As they have published provincial mediathe injured were transferred to the José Espiridón Santiesteban Báez municipal hospital by ambulances and other means of transportation.
