At least two people died this Thursday in a traffic accident that occurred in the municipality of El Salvador, Guantanamo. According to reports on social networks from accounts linked to the Ministry of the Interior, three people who were hospitalized were also injured in the incident.
He profile Miguel Noticias explained that the event allegedly occurred when a jeep tried to overtake another vehicle in the town of Perseverancia. The driver lost control of the vehicle and overturned, although he added that “other causes are being investigated.”
He post It was shared in the Bus and Truck Accidents Facebook group by Elianet Díaz Leyva, who identified herself as part of the hospital staff where the injured were transferred, and said that the driver was among them, with “blows but nothing serious.”
The victims, whose identity has not yet been provided, were two brothers who were traveling from a mass for their father, who had recently died, an Internet user responded. Another user, who assured that he lives in the same neighborhood as the deceased, identified them as Andrés and Chimpa.
The latest data released by the National Road Safety Commission indicate that in the first four months of the year there were more than 3,000 traffic accidents on the island
In Havana, a woman lost her life when she collided with a tree on 25th avenue, near the Dr. Enrique Cabrera Faculty of Medical Sciences. The accident was reported this Thursday on social networks, where it was pointed out that the victim was returning at 4:30 in the morning with her husband after a party for her birthday. A person who claimed to know the deceased, and whose identity was not revealed, said that she had a daughter.
On the Bacunayagua bridge, on the border between Mayabeque and Matanzas, three people also died and nine were injured this Tuesday in a collision between a tanker truck and a passenger truck. The official press indicated that the victims, originally from Alquízar, Artemisa, were going on an excursion to Varadero.
The latest data released by the National Road Safety Commission indicate that in the first four months of the year there were more than 3,000 traffic accidents on the island, in which 243 people died and 2,300 were injured. The authorities attribute the main causes of the accidents to the invasion of the opposite lane and the lack of attention in driving. Mechanical damage, speeding and driving the vehicle under the influence of alcoholic beverages are also added.
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