A truck from Almacenes Universales S.A.crashed into a bridge this Tuesday at kilometer 188 of the National Highway, and the crash causedinjuries to the driver of the vehicle.
The incident was reported in the Facebook group “BUS & TRUCK ACCIDENTS for more experience and fewer victims!”, and it occurred near the municipality of Lajas, in the province ofHundred fires.
As a result of the collision, the truck driver - identified in the post asYendri Aldaya- suffered a head injury. Several people stated that he was fine and under observation, although they did not specify which hospital.
The harrow, which belongs to the Almacenes Universales branch in Holguín, hit head-on against the railing of the bridge and remained semi-sunken in the structure, as can be seen in the images they posted.
According to several users,the truck had a tire burst and the driver lost control of the vehicle, which ended up crashing into the road bridge.
Other testimonies reported that this is not the firstaccident in the place and some thought that perhaps it is the bridge where the most traffic incidents occur on the National Highway. A user said that a few years ago a driver from the San José Transcontainer Base, in Mayabeque, died there.
In another recent accident,a driver miraculously saved his life, when he fell from a bridge after a tire burst from his car in Holguín.
Those involved in the incident did not suffer the same fate.crash between a train and a truck, which occurred last Friday in the Boyeros municipality, in Havana.
One person died and three were injured when a Hino truck crossed into the path of a train carrying passengers between Havana and San Antonio de los Baños.The truck driver, identified as Isidro Caridad Reyes Domínguez, did not stop driving before crossing the level crossing.
A total of3,620 traffic accidents were reported in Cuba in the first five months this year, with a balance of290 deaths and2,807 injured, according to official figures.
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