Three dead, including a child, in a collision between a bus and a cart in Granma

Three people, including a four-year-old child, died Thursday night in a collision between a Yutong bus and a horse-drawn cart in Granma.

The accident occurred on a roadway in the area of Las Mangas, northwest of the city of Bayamo. The bus was making the Bayamo-Havana route.

According to the Facebook user "Portal Del Ciudadano Granma" in the group "Revolico Bayamo," the three victims, along with a girl who is in serious condition, were traveling in the cart.

“Seven drunk people were in the cart with no lighting. Four people died, including two children. That’s what they say; we’re aware of it!” said the author of the post.

In the post, several people clarified that there are three deceased individuals, not four. There is an 11-year-old girl, the sister of the young boy who died, who is in very serious condition with brain death.

The two adults who lost their lives were brothers, known as El Sapo and El Chino, and they lived in Las Vegas del Río Bayamo.

It seems they picked up a mother with her two children on the road. The woman also sustained injuries, but they were not serious.

"They say my cousins were drunk, that they were almost home when they offered a ride to some other people in that cart. Yes, it's true that it was irresponsible not to have any form of lighting, but we also need to understand that they didn't intend to cause the accident, if they were indeed completely responsible. What speed was that bus traveling at?" questioned the internet user Ketty León.

"Perhaps they didn't act prudently, but for everyone to know, both were good people. Like many in Cuba, they struggled with alcoholism, but that didn't make them bad people; they were just addicts. The other individuals who were in that cart were people whom this cousin picked up along the way to help them on their journey, a kind gesture in my opinion, and it's terribly sad that it ended this way," he said in another comment.

A resident of Bayamo identified as P Fonseca Daliun emphasized that the bus driver is not responsible for the incident.

"The blame lies with the cart driver, first for being drunk, and second for cutting into the bus's path without any lights. A rapid tour bus passed by, and in an attempt to overtake it and avoid a collision while entering the Las Mangas prison, the cart ended up in front of the bus. People who are traveling with children and know they should drive responsibly should not drink or overindulge," he recounted.

So far, the authorities have not made any statements regarding this tragic event.