Leandro Muñoz Zamora, a 20-year-old soldier residing in the municipality of Santa Clara, passed away Wednesday morning after jumping out of a window of a bus from the Military Construction Company No. 4 of Matanzas, with license plate B 194 585.
The official broadcaster CMHW, La Reina Radial del Centro, reported that the incident occurred around 10:00 AM at kilometer 254 of the National Highway in the province of Villa Clara.
The young man died instantly due to the impact with the pavement, according to reports.
The note states that Muñoz, along with 11 other soldiers, three civilians, and the driver, was traveling to the city of Matanzas, where he would continue his mission as part of the Active Military Service (SMA).
This is not the first time a young Cuban soldier has taken their own life while serving in the military service. In 2023, Julio César Correa Hernández reported that his grandson had committed suicide.
"I want to make this statement on a global scale; my grandson Maikol took his own life at around 6:00 PM during the mandatory service of this country," the man reported on Facebook.
Maikol Arcia Hernández's grandfather, the young recruit, explained in his post that his grandson was suffering from mental disorders that had not been properly assessed by the military medical authorities.
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