Cuban President regrets deaths in traffic accidents

Havana, Jan 3 (RHC) Miguel Díaz-Canel, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, mourned the deaths that have occurred in recent hours in the country due to traffic accidents.

On Twitter, the head of state extended his condolences to the families and friends of the victims while calling on drivers to be extremely careful on the road

On the morning of December 28, a bus on the Los Mangos-Los Arabos route, in the province of Matanzas, crashed into a tree, killing four people on the spot and injuring 45.

Another accident was reported on Sunday afternoon, when a truck belonging to Empresa Agroindustrial de Granos Los Palacios overturned on the access bridge of the Havana-Pinar del Río highway, injuring 12 people.

The most recent accident occurred on Monday when a Transtur Yutong bus overturned at kilometer four of the Guantánamo highway, transporting teachers who provide services in this capital. As a result, four people lost their lives and 28 were injured.

As part of the latest update on what happened in Guantanamo territory, Dr. Luis Alberto Ramirez Diaz, deputy surgical director of the Dr. Agostinho Neto General Teaching Hospital, said that of the injured who arrived yesterday, only seven patients remain hospitalized. (Source: ACN)