A bus carrying dozens of teachers overturned on Monday in Guantanamo, Cuba’s easternmost province, leaving at least four dead and about 28 injured, according to local media.
The vehicle, which was moving from Guantanamo to Havana as part of a larger caravan of teachers, was carrying 32 people, including teachers and family members, the provincial newspaper specified. we will winan official medium.
Four of the injured underwent emergency surgery, while two minors were treated for minor injuries at a local hospital.
The Venceremos newspaper identified the deceased as Marvis Cotiet Heredia, Andrés Arnoldo López Fernández, Marilin Speck Wilson and Lineyis Luzón Chivas, all residents of Guantánamo. Their age was not immediately released.
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Authorities said they were investigating the cause of the crash, but witnesses said no other vehicles were involved, according to Venceremos.
Fatal road accidents are common in Cubawhere many roads suffer from underinvestment and most cars for public transport date back to the Soviet era.
In the case of the vehicle that overturned on Monday, images from the scene show that it was a bus of the Transtur company, mainly used in Cuba for the transport of tourists.
This Monday is the second serious traffic accident recorded in the first two days of 2023. According to local media, another accident caused 12 injuries on Sunday on a highway between Havana and the neighboring province of Pinar del Río.
This is stated in a recent report by the National Highway Commission (CNA) of Cuba Between January and October 2022, 566 people died and 6,175 were injured on the island due to 8,187 road accidents.
In 2021, 8,354 traffic accidents were recorded, representing an increase of 8.32% (632) compared to 2020 and resulting in 589 deaths, while in 2020, the 7,712 accidents reported on Cuban roads resulted in 475 deaths, reported the EFE news agency.
