Three people were injured in an accident in Manzanillo, Granma, when a state truck, of the Russian brand Kamaz, fell into the sea at the edge of dawn this Thursday. The vehicle came from the municipality of Niquero, in the same province.
As reported by the provincial radio station Radio Bayamo, the only official media that has reported the incident, the truck “presented difficulties in the air system, which caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle and when going down a slope it hit a section end of the Manzanillo boardwalk and plunged into the sea”. In pictures shared on facebook the destroyed boardwalk wall can be seen at the height at which the vehicle collided.
The three injured were referred to the Celia Sánchez Manduley Provincial Hospital and are not at risk. Leandro Pérez Ramírez, 50 years old and a resident of Niquero, and Yuri Moreno, 34 years old and from Manzanillo, have complex polytraumas and are reported to be stable, Dr. Ulises Guisado Mestre explained to Radio Bayamo.
The third patient, whose name is not mentioned by official sources, is the one in better condition, explained the same doctor.
Worse was an accident that occurred this Thursday afternoon two kilometers from the Havana checkpoint, where a man died and another was injured.
Worse was an accident that occurred this Thursday afternoon two kilometers from the Havana checkpoint, where one man died and another was injured.
As reported users in social networks, the deceased was identified as Óscar Moya, in the town of La Luz. Eander Fernández Monzón, for his part, with minor injuries, lived in Venegas, in the municipality of Yaguajay, Sancti Spíritus.
Just this Thursday Cubadebate publish official data on road accidents, according to which “every 14 accidents in Cuba there is a deceased”. The note indicates that, on average, two people die a day due to road accidents and about 30 are injured, in approximately 27 accidents.
Only between January and May of this year there have been 4,062 traffic accidents, almost half of 2021.
The data was revealed at a press conference by Colonel Mario Ríos Labrada, head of the Vehicle Registration Department of the National Traffic Directorate. The military stated that the total number of claims have marked an increase, to date, compared to the last two years.
By provinces, the official press also indicated that Holguín and Camagüey stand out with the highest number of victims and average deaths per accident, without specifying the amount.
Only between January and May of this year there have been 4,062 traffic accidents, almost half of 2021
Regarding the causes, Ríos said that 89% of the accidents are caused by the human factor followed by not having control of the vehicle, not respecting the right of way and driving at excessive speed. Then there are the mechanical problems and driving when you have ingested alcoholic beverages. In the latter, the authorities say that this behavior was found in 242 drivers, which is on the rise.
According to the official press, there is also an increase in the deterioration of the streets of Cuba where at least 333 potholes or breakages have been reported, which have already caused deaths in accidents. Such is the case of Yunior Tabares Magdariaga21, who died when he fell with his motorcycle into a hole on Calvario street, in the city of Santiago de Cuba, in recent March.
Another concern is the risk of being run over in the street, because of six people run over in accidents, one dies. According to official figures, the number of people killed on Cuban roads – a large part of them pedestrians and cyclists – increased by 24% in the last year, reaching 589.
The main days that accumulate more victims are Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, while the most dangerous hours in terms of traffic accidents are between 6:00 in the afternoon and 8:00 at night. Accidents have been the fifth leading cause of death in Cuba for several years, according to official data.
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