Multiple hit-and-run leaves five people injured in Güira de Melena

And multiple hit and run caused this Tuesday by a car in Güira de Melena left a total of five people injured who had to be hospitalized.

“A light car ran over a total of five people (three adults and two high school students),” he said. Artemis Radio in their social networks.

Apparently, the driver lost control of the vehicle and ended up running over a group of people who were waiting for public transportation. According to the source, at the scene of the events there is “a collection point for students and teachers who go to the El Gabriel Rural Popular Council.”

As a result of the tragic incident, five people between the ages of 16 and 59 had to be transferred by the Integrated Medical Emergency System (SIUM) to hospital centers to receive “urgent and emergency medical care.”

The injured received first aid in the therapy room of the José Manuel Seguí Polyclinic, being cared for “by a multidisciplinary group of doctors, nurses and paramedics” from the municipality.

The three adult patients were reported as “serious” and were transferred to the Calixto García Clinical Surgical Hospital in Havana. The injuries of the two minors were considered “not serious” and they were referred to the Juan Manuel Márquez Pediatric Hospital.

The injured were identified as:

• Emilio Gamboa Rojas, 37 years old, with address at Ave 75 # 7409 between 74 and 76, Güira de Melena. Diagnostic impression: ventilated critical polytraumatized.

• María de los Ángeles Fuente Barbán, 59 years old, with address at Ave 57 # 2016 between 20 and 22, El Gabriel, Güira de Melena. Diagnostic impression: open fracture of tibia and fibula.

• Darian Pedroza Quevedo, 46 years old, with address at Ave 75 # 7412 between 74 and 76, Güira de Melena. Diagnostic impression: head trauma.

• Carla de la Caridad González Cruz, 16 years old, with address on El Gabriel highway, Finca La Pastora, Güira de Melena. Diagnostic impression: polytraumatized.

• Johan Abreu Duranza, 16 years old, with address at street 20 # 5506 between 55 and 57, El Gabriel, Güira de Melena. Diagnostic impression: police officer.

Between January and December 2022, a total of 9,848 traffic accidents occurred in Cuba, record number compared to previous years, according to data provided by the National Road Commission. Pedestrian accidents are considered among these figures.

In January of this year, the Cuban police stated on their social networks that “the frequency and dynamics of the occurrence of traffic accidents in the country continue to be marked by the actions of drivers and pedestrians, and The human factor is responsible for 91% of these events”.

At the end of December, A Cuban was run over on an avenue in Havana, according to reports on social networks that shared images of the event, in which the victim was seen lying on the road while the police blocked traffic.

In mid-November, An elderly Cuban woman died after being hit by a moped in the city of Holguín. The victim, identified as Rafaela González Reyes, 75 years old, was beaten on Avenida de Los Libertadores, in front of the EIDE Pedro Díaz Coello.

On the same dates, two people lost their lives after being hit by a Mercedes Benz that was traveling at night on the National Highway of Cuba.