A motorist was injured in a traffic accident that occurred on Thursday in the Pueblo Nuevo neighborhood of Matanzas, according to official media reports.
The incident involved a motorcycle with two passengers and a rental car, which failed to stop at a stop sign and collided with the lighter vehicle, resulting in serious injuries to its driver, reported the official newspaper Girón on Facebook.
The published images show that part of the engine ended up underneath the car, which collided head-on.
The motorcycle driver exhibited symptoms of swelling in one of his legs immediately after the accident, while the passenger showed no signs of injury, according to the report.
The injured person was assisted in time, reported the official source, without providing details about the medical facility to which the motorist was taken.
Residents near the incident location, at the intersection of San Rafael and San Carlos, reported that accidents are common because drivers do not respect the stop sign.
This week, another accident involving a car and a motorcycle occurred in Havana.
The motorist sustained minor injuries after colliding with a classic car, according to reports on social media.
In the province of Guantánamo, an elderly gentleman sustained injuries in an incident involving a motorcycle and a bicycle.
After the incident, which occurred at the intersection of Pedro A. Pérez and Varona streets, the man was taken by ambulance to a medical facility, as reported in a Facebook post.
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