A woman who died in an accident while walking on a sidewalk in Santiago de Cuba has been identified.

A woman who died this Wednesday in a tragic accident in the very center of Santiago de Cuba has been identified as Yanileidis Vázquez Quiala.

The victim was 32 years old and had three young children, as specified on social media by journalist Yosmany Mayeta Labrada.

Yanileidis was walking on the sidewalk at the corner of Heredia and Peralejo streets when a Girón bus that was passing through the area lost its brakes and crashed into an old building, which collapsed immediately as a result of the impact.

According to the testimony of witnesses -made known by the aforementioned communicator- the woman was buried under the rubble of the collapse.

"We had to dig her out from beneath the blocks and it was already too late to take her to the hospital. She died on the spot," revealed one of the individuals who helped rescue the victim.

At the time of the incident, the woman was accompanied by her husband, who did survive the tragic event and was distraught.

The firefighters and the police quickly arrived at the site to provide assistance and carry out the necessary rescue efforts, but the victim died on the spot.

Yosmany Mayeta indicated that the bus involved in the accident is a vehicle that sometimes transports workers from the "Moncada" Cement Factory, located in the Abel Santamaría neighborhood.

The vehicle would have been towed from the accident site by a heavy truck from that company.

The mortal remains of Yanileidis Vázquez Quiala were subjected to an autopsy and will be viewed in a closed casket.

More than 1,300 comments as of the closure of this note on the publication by Yosmany Mayeta reflect the immense shock of Santiago residents and Cubans in general, who have reacted with pain and sadness to an unexpected tragedy that has caused grief in a family and left three minors orphaned.