Elieser Emilio González Zayas, a 27-year-old Cuban motorcycle rider, received an emotional farewell on Tuesday in Santiago de Cuba, after passing away on Monday due to a traffic accident. The young man underwent surgery twice before his death.
Many motorcyclists did not know Emilio González Zayas during his lifetime, but today they were united in sorrow," shared independent journalist Yosmany Mayeta on Facebook, along with a video showing the moment when the coffin was covered with flower wreaths while his relatives bid him a final farewell.
The reel also captured the huge motorcyclist caravan that served as a funeral procession from the funeral home to the Santa Ifigenia Heritage Cemetery, where Gonzalez, who suffered a dramatic accident that cost him his life, was buried.
Let this publication serve "to remind us that we are all Cubans and many times, without knowing a deceased person, his death hurts us," said the independent journalist, highlighting how the tragic event involving the young man has deeply moved the population of Santiago de Cuba, sympathizing with the pain of the family of the accident victim.
González passed away this Monday after colliding with a police vehicle on Sunday night in Santiago de Cuba and undergoing two surgical interventions.
The incident, in which Gonzalez's motorcycle and a police car were involved, occurred on Cuabitas Highway. This locality, on the outskirts of the city, is where the young man resided.
According to eyewitnesses, the motorcyclist was speeding and, after the collision, was left lying on the street.
The police officer who was driving the patrol car appeared nervous and shaken, to the point that passersby had to intervene to calm him down.
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