A mortal Traffic accident It happened this Wednesday on Havana-Pinar del Río highway, according to various reports on social networks.
In the fact, which had not yet been reported by official means, at least three adults died, while three minors were seriously injured and were transferred to the Juan Manuel Márquez Pediatric Hospital, of the Cuban capital, according to The published.
The incident occurred at kilometer 14 of the highway, where the Volga brand vehicle in which the victims were traveling against the rear of a trace.
Publications in the networks point out that the dredge was in motion and the crash was of great intensity. In addition, they report that the children were in the rear of the car and were rescued by passers -by and emergency personnel.
Some reports point out that the deceased would be a marriage and one old woman, and others that would be the grandparents of the minors, which would be 4, 7 and 12 years old, although these data have not been officially confirmed.
Nor has the cause of the accident been disclosed, which would be under investigation.
This unfortunate event comes to other acts of this type that occurred in recent times in Cuba.
Last week three people died In Santiago de Cuba After the clash between a jeep and a car, while the collision of two motorcycles In Villa Clara He left another deceased. Both accidents also left several injured.
Traffic accidents are a frequent cause of deceased and injured in Cuba. According to official data, 173 people died in those accidents on the island in the first quarter of the year, 18 % more than in the same period of 2024.
The deaths recorded this rebound even though the number of accidents (1738) between January and March was lower than the first of the quarter of the previous year (1882).
The lack of attention to the control of the vehicle and not grant the right of roads are the main causes of the accident in Cuba, according to the authorities, to which the poor state of the streets and roads joins, as well as the lack of maintenance and seniority of the automotive park.
