Havana.
Ten people died and 25 others were injured when the bus they were traveling in crashed into a bridge in the Cuban province. Mayabeque (West), official sources reported on Saturday.
The accident took place at dawn from Friday to Saturday, at kilometer 42 of the national highway, when it was passing through the municipality of Güines when the vehicle left the road and fell from a bridge, according to information from Havana Defense Council and National Road Safety Commission (CNSV) broadcast by the state media.
The last organism and Ministry of the Interior they opened an investigation to clarify the causes Sinister.
There were teachers on the bus who were assigned to Havana and returned to their home provinces as face-to-face classes were suspended in the capital due to the covid-19 pandemic.
The injured, including at least three critics, were taken to hospitals in the capital and Mayabeque.
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel lamented on Twitter “the loss of valuable lives and the wounded” and sent his condolences to the families and friends of the victims.
Accidents, including traffic accidents, have been the fifth leading cause of death in recent years. Cuba, where in 2020 there is a daily average of 20 road accident, according to the latest data from CNSV.
The main causes of road accident in the caribbean, they exceed speed, not the attention due to the wheel, technical defects, improper overtaking, the effects of alcoholic beverages and excess passengers.
The poor condition of the roads and the aging fleet of the island, where cars over half a century old pass, also affect. EFE