Two dead and twenty injured is the preliminary toll of a traffic accident occurred this Wednesday night in the province of Camagüey.
The event took place around 7:00 PM at kilometer 595 of the Central Highway, in the section known as the Curva de Ignacio, in the Camagüey municipality of Jimaguayú.
The accident occurred when a bus transporting workers from the Mariel Special Development Zone, coming from Holguín, left the road and overturned. informs the Cuban News Agency (ACN).
“Given the emergency, the response device made up of the provincial authorities, the Health System, the firefighters and the Ministry of the Interior (Minint) was activated quickly and agilely,” For its part, the newspaper points out Rebel Youth.
According to this media, two people died as a result of the incident and another 23 were injured. Other sources There were 27 injuries.
The newspaper Forward refers that one of the deceased is a minor.
The injured are treated in hospital institutions in Camagüey. Five of the injured were in serious condition.
No official cause at the moment
So far, the official cause of the accident has not been reported, which would be under investigation by the authorities.
This event joins others of this type that have occurred in recent months in Cuba. Last December Two people lost their lives and around a dozen suffered injuries when a passenger bus collided with the back of a tractor trailer in Cienfuegos.
one month beforethe territory of Cienfuegos itself, two more deaths and a score of injuries was the result of the overturning of a bus on the National Highway.
According to the Cuban authorities, among the main causes of accidents in the country are the lack of attention to vehicle control, driving at excess speed and not granting the right of way, to which is added the poor condition of the streets and highways and the lack of maintenance and age of the vehicle fleet.
