A car accident occurred at noon this Wednesday at kilometer 327 of the National Highway, near the municipality of Cabaiguán, in the province of Sancti Spiritushas so far caused the death of three people and several injuries, including minors, according to local media reports.
The incident occurred when a Moscovich brand car collided with a jeep with an escatolina (car where two other cars were transported), according to a report published by newspaper Escambray on your website.
Traffic accident in Cabaiguán
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The accident occurred at the stroke of noon at kilometer 327 of the National Highway. Several people were injured, including children, and three died as a result of the fateful event #SanctiSpíritus #Cubahttps://t.co/K6nYU2jAnl pic.twitter.com/e1EXNjquii— Escambray (@escambraycu) December 14, 2022
Sources from the local radio station who were at the scene stated that the jeep He was traveling from Havana to Oriente and the Moscovich in the opposite direction. Two people died as a result of the incident.
Aliosky Polo Santana, director of the Camilo Cienfuegos Provincial General Hospital, reported that after receiving the first care in the Cabaiguán health centers, six injured people were admitted to the facility, including a woman who died in the Emerging Intensive Care Unit, he adds information.
“All the injured underwent the corresponding studies and the evaluation by the different specialties: Surgery, Orthopedics, Neurosurgery, Internal Medicine, assured Polo Santana quoted by Escambray.
“Among them, a lady was treated who was very unstable with a severe head trauma. Despite all the medical attention, she passed away, “said the doctor. And he added that one of the injured, who presented a chest trauma, went to the operating room to undergo surgery.
The rest of those involved in the accident will remain under observation for six hours, as established in the protocol; but so far they had no serious life-threatening injuries, the publication noted.
According to the information offered by the Management Post of the José Martí Pérez Provincial Pediatric Hospital, among the injured there are three children: two boys aged 7 and 11, respectively, and a 5-year-old girl, all reported in serious condition, reported the local medium.