Havana/At least three people died and three others were injured in a traffic accident that took place on Wednesday afternoon at kilometer 14 of the National Highway, in the section that connects Havana with Pinar del Río. According to the images and testimonies shared on social networks, the incident occurred when a vehicle hit the rear of a dredge that transported a container.
According to them publications In the Accidents & trucks group, a family of Quivicán (Mayabeque) was traveling in the vehicle from which the mother and maternal grandmother did not survive, while the three children traveling in the back of the vehicle were rescued by passers -by and taken to the Juan Manuel Márquez pediatric hospital, in the capital.
The causes of the incident, they add, are still investigated. Nor has it been informed about the state of the driver of the trace and, so far, the official press has not echoed the news.
The causes of the incident, they add, are still investigated. Nor has it been informed about the state of the driver of the trace
In the photos of the accident that have circulated on social networks, a gray vehicle is seen – which some users identify as a Russian Volge – embedded in the back of the trace, which loads a blue container. The front of the car was shattered.
Pretending to increase the transfer to vacation enclaves and the propensity to drive under the influence of alcohol, the authorities have warned of the increase in accidents on the island in the summer months. On July 18 a jeep state and another vehicle They collided on bridge 4 of the National Highwaybetween the municipalities of Palma Soriano and San Luis, Santiago de Cuba. On that occasion, three people died and several were injured.
Days before, at the beginning of the month, another private car that came out at full speed of Varader crashing against the toll booth protection system. Both passengers, a woman and a man, died instantly.
Although the number of accidents fell in the first quarter of the year compared to the same period of 2024, deaths due to traffic accidents increased by 18%. The data were recently shared by the Minister of Transportation, Eduardo Rodríguez Dávila, who called the drivers and pedestrians to be more attentive to the road in the summer season.
