A traffic accident in the municipality of Crucijada, Villa Clara province, caused the death of a 17 -year -old girl and left at least 15 injured at dawn this Saturday.
It happened on the La Sierra road, Finca Sierrezuela, Km 5½, of the crossroads, because the driver lost control of a vehicle belonging to the agroindustrial company “José Manuel Capote”, of Camajuaní, according to Cubadebate.
Those involved received first aid by crossroads.
Of the injured, 14 were transferred to the Surgical Clinical Hospital “Arnaldo Milián Castro”; Meanwhile, a minor was treated in the pediatric “José Luis Miranda”, in Santa Clara.
In one of the cases, the injuries were reported serious, according to the press reports on Saturday.
Local media identified the victim as Yanira Rojas Fernández, resident in the municipality of Camajuaní
AcciStage on the island
The first mass sinister of the year in Cuba was recorded on January 2 when the driver of a passenger truck lost control of the vehicle, resulting in a deceased and 63 injured.
Cuba registered in 2024 a total of 7507 traffic accidents, 12 % less than those reported in the preceding year (8556), according to the most recent official statistics, cited by EFE.
Mass accident in Villa Clara leaves a deceased and several injured
Among the main causes of the accident, the authorities have cited the lack of attention to the control of the vehicle – in 30 % of the cases – and not grant the right of road (29.9 %).
Other factors that affect are the poor state of the streets and roads due to the general lack of maintenance, as well as the precariousness in the automotive park, with between 40 and 70 years of operation.
