The Varadero toll reopened normally this Sunday after the tragic accident that claimed the lives of two people when a car crashed into the barrier.
After cleaning and organizing the area and its surroundings, traffic resumed on the usual section since 10:30 PM on the recent Saturday, Roberto Bernal Villena, provincial director of Transport in Matanzas, told the Cuban News Agency.
The official stated that after the accident, "a thorough recovery effort was carried out by professionals from the company Arentur Varadero."
All the electronic barriers at the toll to the beach are operational, except for one that has a malfunction in the electrical system.
Additionally, the regular entry fee for the tourist area is charged, set at 40 pesos in national currency for motorcycles, cars, jeeps, vans, and pickup trucks; and 80 pesos for minibuses, buses, trucks, and tractor-trailers.
Identity of the victims
Rubén Lantigua, a resident of the United States originally from Corralillo, Villa Clara, and Amanda Naranjo Pino, originally from Perico and residing in Cantel, passed away this Saturday after the car they were traveling in crashed at high speed into an obstacle.
Although local media indicates that Rubén is 69 years old, the testimony provided to CiberCuba specifies that Lantigua is 33 and Amanda Naranjo is 30. The young woman was the mother of a girl.
Sources assert that Rubén Lantigua, who was driving the car, does not consume alcoholic beverages, thereby dispelling social media rumors suggesting that the driver was allegedly intoxicated at the time of the accident.
The incident occurred around 5:40 PM, when a private vehicle traveling from Varadero to Boca de Camarioca lost control and violently collided with the masonry separation wall near the toll booth.
Witnesses reported that the car was traveling at high speed when it collided with the toll booth.
The blow was so strong that it soared through the air, fell and split in two. One of the halves caught fire and caused an explosion visible from several points in the area.
The director of the National Roadway Center, Sandra Loureiro, specified that the part of the car that caught fire rolled toward the toll booth area.
The fire partially affected the infrastructure, although no serious damage was reported to the cabins. However, one column needed to be assessed by technicians.
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