A Cuban motorist hit the Mercedes Benz in which the commander was traveling Ramiro Valdes Menendez on the morning of last Saturday, without suffering serious injuries, and was taken by the leader and his escort to the hospital.
A photograph taken by a social media user captured the moment in which Valdés Menéndez got out of the car, surrounded by his escort, to inquire about the motorcyclist's health.
Profiles associated with the Ministry of the Interior of Cuba (MININT) confirmed the news this Monday and offered details of the incident, which occurred in Havana's Vedado, at the intersection of Paseo and 23 Avenues.
The user of identified as Elizabeth Ferrer He indicated that “a person on an electric motorcycle collided with the vehicle of Commander Ramiro Valdés Menéndez.”
“The Commander and his escort immediately got out to help the injured man and took him to the Calixto García Hospital”said Ferrer, who shared the testimony of alleged witnesses to the incident.
According to this source, the driver of the motorcycle suffered a fibula fracture and received immediate medical attention. “The Commander showed his concern by helping the injured person and taking him to receive immediate medical attention,” said the social media user.
“Everyone saw that, the man dismounted and participated with his bodyguard in helping the man on the motorcycle,” said one of the alleged witnesses cited by Ferrer.
Others indicated that “the person on the electric motorcycle did not notice the police officer's signals and collided with the car.”
The event occurred on July 29 at around 7:30 in the morning, as explained in the profile of Facebook identified as Mauro Torres, who serves as spokesperson for the MININT.
According to their information, a nurse from Calixto García wrote a comment on Facebook indicating that “the injured person apologized while they treated him, but the police officer who was with him told him not to worry, to be calm.”
The event served for both official profiles to celebrate the “simplicity” and “greatness” of the also deputy prime minister of Cuba, for having been interested in the fate of the motorcyclist and taking him to the hospital.
The incident caused irony among social media users. “It is clear who is guilty. He even has to pay for the delay of the illustrious person,” said one.
“The one on the motorcycle is a terrorist who attacked the physical integrity of the commander. You know! It's their turn, because it's never theirs,” said another. “Poor biker; Better to collide with a train,” said a third.
From the images, the Mercedes-Benz in which Valdés Menéndez was traveling appears to be a C-Class Sedan, a vehicle that has a price of around 50 thousand euros in its standard range.
Presumably, if not as hard as a train, the Mercedes Benz of the dictator's former Minister of the Interior Fidel Castro It has special armor, as the astonished motorist will have verified.
“I see him there still alive, even though a lot of time has passed since the revolution triumphed. And I asked myself how a hero could live so long,” a child asked Valdés Menéndez in the elections last March.
The unusual moment was captured by the regime's official television cameras and caused nervous laughter among those present at the polling station, while Valdés Menéndez seemed to take it with humor.
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