SAN LUIS POTOSÍ, Mexico.- A accident A traffic accident that occurred this Thursday in Granma province left 19 people injured, according to local media reports. The incident occurred after a truck A vehicle carrying passengers overturned on the Jiguaní-Bayamo route in Granma province.
The accident occurred around 8:00 am on the stretch of the Central Highway known as La Palma, in the municipality of Jiguaní.
As reported by the station’s Facebook site CMKX Radio BayamoThe driver of the private truck lost control and ended up overturning.
Initially 15 were reported injured They were taken to the Carlos Manuel de Céspedes General Clinical Surgical Teaching Hospital, located in the city of Bayamo.
The number was later raised to 19. “The hospital has the resources and medical supplies as well as the health personnel for the specialized care of each of the patients,” the source added.
So far, no details have been released regarding the health condition of the accident victims.
Accidents in Cuba
The poor condition of vehicles and the terrible quality of roads have caused dozens of accidents in recent times.
A tragic traffic accident occurred on Saturday, June 22 at around 11:00 am on the Cabonico curve, a route that connects Holguín with Moa. The accident, which involved a jeep-type vehicle, resulted in the death of the driver and left nine people injured.
At the same time, another accident occurred in which three people died, including a four-year-old child. The incident occurred when a Yutong bus collided with a horse-drawn cart in Granma province.
He accident It happened near the town of Las Mangas, northwest of the city of Bayamo, while the bus was traveling the Bayamo-Havana route.
Last year, Cuban authorities 729 deaths reported due to traffic accidents, a figure higher than that recorded in 2022. According to official data, 2023 ended with 8,556 traffic accidents and 5,938 people injured.
70% of the accidents recorded in Cuba during 2023 occurred in urban areas, mainly between 3:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., especially on Saturdays.
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