A dramatic accident in Sancti Spiritus involves three trucks.

Despite the shocking images, there were no fatalities.


A serious accident involving three trucks occurred in the early hours of Saturday on the National Highway, near the province of Sancti Spiritus.

Despite the dramatic images, witnesses report that there are no fatalities, although it is not clear if there were any serious injuries.

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A video recorded from a bus that passed by the area showed the lamentable state in which the vehicles involved were left, which were still in the accident zone on Saturday morning.

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Other images published by witnesses in the Facebook group Car Accidents documented on-site how the trucks involved in the accident were left, in which, according to the report from users on social media, a Scania cargo truck and two passenger trucks were involved.

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"Tremendous accident between Punta Diamante and the entrance of Fomento in Sancti Spiritus. Three trucks involved. There are no fatalities at the moment according to authorities," noted internet user Julio César Cárdenas in the mentioned group.

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A witness who passed by the place in the morning hours of this Saturday indicated that there were many cans on the floor that appeared to be from beer.

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Indeed, in one of the photos published, cans are seen apparently being transported by one of the vehicles involved in the accident.

One of the drivers' son said that his father and the friend who was with him only suffered "bruises" but could have died, all because of a "headless guy who was drunk," as pointed out by the family source.

"Thanks to my God they are alive, the car is not good for anything else," he added.

"His dad was born. I was the first one to arrive there. That was ugly, the man had his face full of cuts from the glass," noted a commentator.

One source placed the accident at kilometer 210 of the highway, near Placetas, and another at kilometer 311, near Fomento.

As of the closing of this report, no further details are available about the incident.

Accidents of all kinds have not given any respite on Cuban highways since the beginning of the year, following the same trend that was already set in 2023.

Last year, 729 people lost their lives in Cuba as a result of traffic accidents. Authorities recorded 8,556 traffic incidents that left 5,938 injured. Human error was responsible for 91% of these incidents, authorities stated.

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