Vehicle overturns on Cuba’s Vía Blanca highway

A vehicle overturned on Sunday morning on the Vía Blanca, the highway that Havana with Varadero. A video shared by a Facebook user Michel Vega reported on the unfortunate incident, in which there were apparently no fatalities.

The user stated that the accident occurred at the entrance of Boca, although it remains unclear whether it occurred in Boca de Camarioca in Matanzas or Boca Ciega in Havana, both of which are crossed by the Vía Blanca.

The vehicle, a small van commonly used in Cuba to transport goods or people, was found overturned on its side. Police officers and other people, likely the occupants of the overturned vehicle, were seen at the scene of the accident.

At the time of this report, no further details about this unfortunate accident were known.

Other recent accidents in Cuba

On the same Sunday, two Moskvitch cars suffered significant damage after a head-on collision on Cuba’s Central Road“Two identical vehicles collided head-on just a few meters from the border between Matanzas and Mayabeque on the Carretera Central. Injuries have been reported,” wrote Facebook user Raciel García in the group “ACCIDENTS OF BUSES AND CAMIONES for more experience and fewer victims!”.

Although there is no concrete information on the injured, the images shared show severe damage to the front, indicating a violent impact.

Also last Saturday in The VedadoTwo cars collided and were badly damaged by the impact. It is speculated that the vehicles were driven by a Cuban military officer and a person from the diplomatic corps accredited to Cuba, although this information could not be confirmed.