Massive accident in Holguín leaves one dead and nine injured

A traffic accident in the community Mayari, Holguinleft one dead and nine injured, including a six-month-old baby. The accident occurred shortly after 11 a.m. near Cabonico in Mayarí, according to Facebook user Emilio Rodriguez Pupo.

Initial reports indicate that the accident occurred when the driver of the jeep, which was travelling from Holguín to Moa, lost control of the vehicle, according to the social media post. The tragic event claimed the lives of Yoennis Borrero Salazara 36-year-old resident of Sagua de Tánamo who was driving the vehicle.

The six-month-old baby was taken to Holguin Children’s Hospital but did not suffer any injuries. The same social media user added that the baby’s father, who became a father through the couple’s infertility assistance program, helped other passengers after the accident.

List of injured persons

The names of the injured are:

• Mariolys Duboi Garcia38, from Moa.
• Luis Ricardo Cutiño Duboy6 months.
• Ricardo Cutiño Colombia42, from Moa.
• Solangel Roche Garcia67, from Sagua de Tánamo.
• Maximina Campos Ramirez56, from Sagua de Tánamo.
• Marlenis Leyva Miranda55, from Sagua de Tánamo.
• Ernesto Matos Ramirezfrom Sagua de Tánamo.
• Leticia Pouma Fajardo54, from Bayamo.
• Marilyn Pouma Fajardo52, from Bayamo.

The condition of all injured people is said to be stable.

On Friday, a truck loaded with sand veered off the road in Matanzas and crashed into a roadside tree. Reports on social media suggested that the incident occurred on Central Highwaythe centuries-old route that runs across the island, in the section that connects the city of Matanzas with the municipality of Limonar.

Also on Friday, an accident occurred between a motorcycle and a rickshaw in the town of Redención, in the municipality of Minas. A couple died and one person was injured and is at risk of losing an arm due to the impact and lack of medication.