Injured after school bus overturns in Ciego de Ávila

Andschool bus overturned this morning on a highway in Ciego de Ávila, in an incident in which fortunately there were no deaths although there were injuries, according to reports on social networks.

Witnesses to the event shared photos of the overturned vehicle, in the group ofFacebook "BUS & TRUCK ACCIDENTS for more experience and fewer victims!".

According to user Luis Enrique Grave de Peralta, the incident occurred before reaching Quesada, a town belonging to the main municipality of Ciego de Ávila, on the edge of the Central Highway.

On the other hand, Internet user Roberto Guzmán stated that the vehicle is a Yutong for schoolchildren from Camagüey that slipped due to the wet road at kilometer 477. "Only injured, thank God," he commented.

At the time of writing this note, no official reports from the authorities about the accident and the injuries had been released.

Quite frequently, vehicles that circulate on Cuban streets and highways end up overturned, for various reasons.

Recently, aJeep with four people overturned in Cayo Coco, on the old highway which joins with that of Cayo Guillermo, because the driver lost the stability of the car due to the poor condition of the road. The incident left no deaths or injuries, only material losses.

On March 1, several people wereinjured after a jeep overturns in Holguín, on the Guardalavaca highway, going down Loma de los Camilitos.

In February, aFiat Polski overturned in Havana and left at least two people injured who had to be hospitalized. Witnesses said that the driver was going at a good speed and lost control, climbing on the sidewalk and hitting two women, who had to be rushed to the hospital.

In December,16 people were injured in the Martí municipality, in Matanzas, when the passenger bus the one they were traveling in overturned.

According to information from the telecenterTelebandera, a bus transporting workers from the Central Petroleum Drilling and Extraction Company (EPEP) suffered damage to its two rear tires, which caused it to overturn in the vicinity of the town of Ategorrieta.