Collision between passenger truck and pipe in Santa Cruz del Norte leaves several dead

The collision between a truck carrying passengers and a pipe in Santa Cruz del Norte, Mayabeque province, left at least three dead this Tuesday, according to reports on social networks.

“Unfortunate accident on La Vía Blanca near Puerto Escondido, Santa Cruz del Norte, Mayabeque, between a tanker truck and a Matanzas-Havana passenger truck.2 deaths are reported and treated at the Provincial Hospital of the City of Matanzas", reported the user ofFacebook identified asGuillermo Hipólito Plácido.

Another user of thisred social, identified asRichard McKenzie González Fernández, shared images of the accident and indicated: “An accident on the outskirts of Matanzas, after the Bacunayagua bridge.”

"Unfortunate massive traffic accident that occurred on the National Highway, Vía Blanca, on the Puerto Escondido hill in Santa Cruz Del Norte.It leaves the balance of 3 victims and several injured. "All of them were transferred to the healthcare centers in the province of Matanzas immediately, to which the required medical attention was provided," said the user ofFacebook identified asIsmary Ofarrill.

In the comments to these publications, several users claimed to have witnessed the fatal accident.

“It was in front of me. I called the SIUM. A taxi driver picked up those he could, but there was a lot of blood... and a lot of scrap metal... How sad that tragedy is!" he said.Yadier Ruiz Morales.

"I was in the hospital and until now they were counting 2 deaths"; "It was very ugly. I was in the pediatric hospital when they arrived and everything was very sad," said two Internet users who were in hospitals in Matanzas.

"The ambulances chilled the city"; "From very early in the morning you could feel the ambulances and cars asking for a way"; others reported.

In a last-minute update, the official journalistJose Miguel Solís pointed out in hissocial networks that “deaths are reported” in the accident, which took place in the province of Matanzas.

"Doctor Julio Hernández Sánchez, director of the Elíseo Noel Caamaño pediatric hospital, in this city of Matanzas, comments that the three patients receive medical attention:

• Nayeis González Villamil, 10 years old, in Intensive Care, with severe head trauma, under the action of the hospital's intensivist team.
• Estefany González Villamil, 13 years old, in the orthopedic ward, without care for life.
• Harly Romero Cruz, 7 years old, without danger to life, in the miscellaneous room of the Yumurina health institution.

In addition, Solís reported that eight injured people are being treated at the Faustino Pérez hospital and that little Nayleis Gonzalez Villamil is in critical condition, being cared for by a multidisciplinary team from the pediatric hospital.

Based on user comments, it appears that the accident occurred in the early hours of the morning. "Very early today before 8 am. Ambulances from the SIUM that I saw were passing by, and sirens could be heard," said the Internet user.Gloria Segui.

At the time of writing this note, the Cuban authorities are not reporting on the massive accident and details about the exact number of victims, the vehicles involved and the causes of the tragic accident are unknown.