They identify a young father who died in an accident between a motorcycle and a bus in Santiago de Cuba

The young Cuban who died in a traffic accident involving a motorcycle and a bus in Santiago de Cuba has been identified.

Is aboutEliecer Barriento Cobas, a native of the Sevilla neighborhood, who died instantly on Saturday morning afterthe motorcycle on which he was riding was hit by a bus from the TransGaviota company, in front of the main entrance of the Zoo.

Barriento Cobas He had two small children, a girl and a boy..

This Sunday morning he was held at the Santiago de Cuba funeral home.

His friends revealed to the independent journalistYosmany Mayeta Labrada that "he was very loved by everyone."

"A good boy, the only son of his father Agustín, it is very sad that he left so young," said a close friend.

When the incident became known, it was erroneously reported that the person driving the motorcycle at the time of the accident was the young man's brother, which was proven to be false.

"The driver was his best friend, his name is Raudel Mayeta and they had been together since the morning, which was the last time we saw him alive," the source said.

The motorcyclist is hospitalized with some minor injuries.

According to witnesses of the tragic event, the bus ran over both of them and the person traveling in the back seat died instantly.