A man dies after being run over by a bus in El Vedado

A man died this Friday morning after being run over by a bus in Vedado, in the Havana municipality of Plaza de la Revolución.

The tragic incident It happened on the corner of 15th and J, According to Reinaldo Alvarado de la Paz, a witness who reported the accident in the Facebook group Buses & Camiones, where he explained that the victim had a “Open head trauma in the occipital region.”

“As a paramedic that I am, although not currently practicing, when measuring vital signs I could not detect either a carotid or radial pulse and I was cyanotic, since I was not breathing,” he explained.

The paramedic explained that the victim also had bleeding from the ears (otorrhagia) and that it was not possible to apply Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).

Despite the circumstances described, the man who was run over was taken in a vehicle to Calixto García, where his death was certified.

“My condolences to family and friends. Drivers, you have to walk with all four eyes, even if we come well and slowly, there will always be someone who doesn't," he concluded.

In the comments section, the aforementioned source indicated that the victim was riding an electric bicycle.

"He "The man with the electric bike thought he had time and crossed."Alvarado de la Paz detailed in response to the comment of a user of the group who pointed out that on that corner there is a STOP sign on 15th Street, which gives preference to J Street in circulation.

In the photo published by the witness you can see a Transmetro bus and some people gathered at the corner of the tragic incident.

“Here is the importance of knowledge about first aid. It's not just about putting the injured person in a car so that he or she can get to the hospital as soon as possible. Of course, given the shortage of ambulances and the delay in rescuing patients, circumstances force us to make these decisions. I know that you are very well prepared for these eventualities, I hope that many drivers who are active in the medical emergency system today have this attitude. My condolences to the family members,” wrote one netizen.

Another commentator pointed out that in that corner the vehicles "never measure their speed" and that "horrors are seen both from those that go up through J and those that fly through 15."

At the closing of this note there are no other confirmed details about the tragic event, which adds to the growing list of road accidents that have characterized this year.

Between January and October Cuba registered 6,965 traffic accidents between January and October 2023, which represents an increase of 12.8% in relation to the accidents that occurred in the same period of the previous year, according to official figures.

The almost 7 thousand accidents that occurred in the first ten months of this year left 562 dead and 5,643 injured.