Cubans applaud the driver who took an elderly man to a hospital in Havana for free

Cubans on social networks recognized the generosity of a driver from a religious or private institution on the island, due to the acronym W on the license plate of the vehicle, which transported an elderly man in Havana and at the end of the trip decided not to charge him for the fare. due to the transportation shortage that exists in the country.

According to a Facebook post by journalist Evelixe Tamilé, the driver of the vehicle with license plate W 002 358, namedUlises JainAccording to the comments in the publication, he put an old man who required medical attention into the car.

“An elderly neighbor asked me to take him to the Manuel Fajardo Hospital in Havana and, how can I say no!… Without thinking twice I went out to look for a car on the street and no one stopped, even with the money to pay the transfer,” said the aforementioned journalist, although on this occasion the publication was republished by the user Yosel Leiva Méndez.

The communicator lamented how in the harsh conditions in which people live on the island “thatmany with unoccupied cars do not provide solidarity help”.

However, when asking this driver for help, he “took them to the door of the hospital: free.”

Although he said he did not know his name, he stressed that “he is one of the good people who exist to do good.”

In the comments section, in addition to providing the name of the driver, many users highlighted the action as one of the few that can be highlighted in a country mired in a continuous degradation of social values.

“We need many like Ulysses,with a good heart and solidarity. Good health and congratulations to him,” said an Internet user.

Another user highlighted that “not everything is lost. Thank you, blessings to him.”

One user even took the opportunity to call attention and ask that this action “be an example to follow for so many who pass through a stop and even turn their head to the opposite side"Even state cars as if the driver thinks they are private."

Social networks have told other stories similar to that of Ulysses, in which the empathy and kindness of some transporters stand out.

In May 2023,A bus driver from Santiago de Cuba made the news for transporting children and adolescents for free when they go to school in the morning.

The protagonist of such a generous gesture is namedDaniel Gutiérrez Girón, and he himself spread his action in the Facebook group "Bus Drivers Forever."

In August, the action of thedriver of car 15045, named Hermes, who took a very old woman in the taxi in Boyeros and Tulipán to the bus terminal and did not charge her anything.

When he got off, the old woman asked how much she owed and he himself told her "nothing, my lady, it's free for you," they reported on social networks.