Family asks for financial help for Cuban survivor of accident in Uruguay

The family of Omar Verdecia Fernandezthe only survivor of a devastating car accident in Uruguay At the end of June, he applied for financial assistance to cover his medical expenses during his hospital stay. Verdecia, 39, suffered serious injuries when the van he was travelling in collided head-on with an oncoming car at kilometer 160 on Route 3 in the Uruguayan department Flowers on June 25, according to preliminary reports.

The Cuban citizen was urgently taken to a hospital in the city Trinidad with numerous injuries, including fractures of ten ribs, a broken hip and lacerations in the liver. His family has GoFundMe Page to raise funds for his medical expenses.

The appeal for help emphasizes that Verdecia “requires numerous surgeries and has no health insurance because he does not live in Uruguay.” The family expressed their gratitude: “We thank any friend or family member who can support us financially, no matter how small, every dollar counts.” The goal is to raise $4,000 for Verdecia’s medical care.

“Thank you for your kindness and for giving hope to this man who, like millions of Cubans, left Cuba to find a better future for his family,” the statement concluded.

Initial reports of the accident indicated that the driver of the vehicle in which Verdecia was riding and the occupants of the other car – a 51-year-old man and a 58-year-old woman – died at the scene. Local media reported that the victims were trapped in the vehicles and had to be rescued by firefighters.

But according to Cuban journalists Niover LiceaThe death toll from the incident had risen to 10, but this information was not confirmed.

Several Cubans were involved in fatal accidents in Uruguay last year. Haila Fiol Daudinota 19-year-old, died last Friday from severe head trauma after her motorcycle collided with a truck in the city Maldonado on the 3rd of July.

Ricardo Cabrera Enoaa young Cuban doctor, also lost his life in a traffic accident in April. In July 2023, a fire in the house where they lived claimed the lives of brothers Edward And Bryan Cruz Perez21 and 23 years old, in the city PandoPart of the metropolitan region Montevideo.

Uruguay is currently home to a large community of Cubans, many of whom are trying to clarify their immigration status. In mid-June, the government signed a decree granting legal status to about 20,000 people, mostly Cubans, who are in the country illegally.