A car accident mass occurred this Friday in Loma del Jobo, located in the municipality of Imías, in Guantanamocausing injuries of varying severity to 17 people.
According to preliminary data published by the journalist Miguel Reyes on his Facebook profile and reviewed According to the official Cubadebate website, the event occurred when a truck carrying people lost control during the ascent and overturned on the well-known La Farola Viaduct.
Dr. Danyelis Romero, an IGM specialist at the Imías Polyclinic who was on duty at that institution, said among the injured is a 15-year-old minor and a seven-week pregnant woman with cervical trauma.
According to the report, 14 of the injured were transferred by the Comprehensive Medical Emergency Service (SIUM) of the Red Cross to the Agustinho Neto General Teaching Hospital and the Pedro Agustín Pérez Pediatric Hospital.
The information adds that among the injured there are four more seriously (code red). The rest present less life-threatening conditions.
Accidents on this Guantanamo highway are frequent due to its risky layout and its deteriorated condition.
At the end of the month of March, an incident occurred in the province. similar accident when a truck that was transporting pre-university students, the Pedagogical School and the Technical-Professional Education to their study centers in San Luis and Jamal, in the municipality of Baracoa, overturned, leaving five injured.
Traffic accidents in Cuba reach high figures annually with a large number of deaths and injuries.
Cuba registers 27 traffic accidents as a daily average in 2022, according to a report
From January to December 2022, the authorities recorded 700 deaths and 7,547 injuries due to the 9,848 accidents reported on roads throughout the island, statistics that grew compared to the previous year, according to the National Road Safety Commission (CNSV).
On average, 27 accidents occurred daily. Its fundamental causes were not paying attention to driving the vehicle, violating the right of way and speeding.
