MADRID, Spain.- One person died and seven were injured in an accident that occurred this weekend in the area known as Peñón del Fraile, in the Santa Cruz del Norte municipality, in the Mayabeque province.
According to comments in the group of Facebook “BUSES & TRUCKS ACCIDENTS for more experience and fewer victims!”, a taxi that was traveling with several passengers collided head-on with a Hyundai brand car.
A tire on the taxi allegedly blew out, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle. Both the deceased (who was traveling next to the driver) and most of the injured were taxi passengers, some tourists.
“Tremendous accident, I witnessed it with my eyes,” said user Raysel Pineda Pérez.
While Yadira García commented: “I spent with my husband when the firefighters and the tapes were still there, very sad.”
Traffic accidents in Cuba
During 2022 A total of 9,848 traffic accidents occurred in Cuba, which cost the lives of 700 people and left 7,547 injured, according to the annual report of the National Viability Commission. This high number of accidents represents an average of 27 collisions per day.
The provinces with the highest number of accidents were Cienfuegos, Pinar del Río, Granma, Ciego de Ávila and Havana.
According to the authorities, among the main causes were human factors, such as failure to control the vehicle, violations of the right of way, and excessive speed. Although Cubans also constantly point out the poor condition of the roads and the aging fleet of vehicles.
In the first month of 2023 alone, at least six traffic accidents have been reported on social networks; among them the happened in Las Tunas on January 20 that left 52 people injured.
