havana/At least four people died on Saturday in a road accident in the city of Mayarí, in Holguin. Two of them died instantly in the accident, while This Monday it was reported the death of two women who were in hospital after the accident.
The official journalist Emilio Rodríguez Pupo, who reporting on the incident, he explained that the car – an old Chevrolet, known as an almendron in Cuba – in which the victims were traveling hit a tree between the neighborhoods of Arroyo Blanco and El Solibano, in the town of Levisa, around at 3:30 in the afternoon.
Yendri Saldaña Díaz, 40, and Alexander Santiago González Vera, 52, lost their lives immediately and six others were injured: Yanet Rojas – who died hours later -, her two small children, Maritza Paredes – who also died – , as well as Dalin Machado and Yurixan Ortiz Benítez, who are currently in the hospital.
The Chevrolet car in which the victims were traveling hit a tree between the areas of Arroyo Blanco and El Solibano.
So far, both children are out of danger. They are Lisbeth Ávila Rojas, six years old, who had a fractured femur, and her brother Lázaro Ávila Rojas, eight years old. Both were admitted to the Holguin Pediatric Hospital. Meanwhile, Dailín Machado is suffering from a headache, an occipital fracture and they are evaluating whether he should undergo surgery, while Yurixan Ortiz, 34 years old, is broken, but not in danger.
Many of the accidents reported on the Island occur because, as the Minister of Transport, Eduardo Rodríguez Dávila, recognized, the 75% of the roads are in poor or fair condition. The State has proven that the maintenance of the roads is lacking due to the low availability of raw materials and parts in asphalt factories. In addition, the country has a fleet of vehicles with a large percentage of vehicles that are between 40 and 70 years old already in operation.
75% of the roads are in poor or fair condition. The State has confirmed that there is a lack of maintenance on the roads due to the low availability of raw materials
According to the authorities of the Ministry of the Interior, accidents on Cuban roads decreased in the first half of 2024 by 13% (543 less) compared to the same period last year, and the number of deaths and injuries fell by 23% and 5% .
However, it was only last year 8,556 accidents traffic that left 729 dead and 5,938 injured. The authorities have been convinced that the main reason for the accidents human factorto which they attribute 91% of the accidents. “The frequency and dynamics of traffic accidents in the country are still characterized by the carelessness of drivers and pedestrians,” the official newspaper said last January. Granny.
