An accident that occurred on Saturday night in Havana left a Russian-made Moskvitch car overturned in the middle of the roadway.
This was reported by the Facebook profile 'La Tijera', sharing a video with images from the scene, where the vehicle can be seen overturned on its side in the middle of the road.
“Right now for 25, near the traffic light at the Palacio de las Convenciones in Playa, Havana,” the mentioned profile stated in its post, without providing details about the incident.
At the time of writing this note, the causes of the accident are unknown, and it seems that no other vehicle was involved. Neither authorities nor state-run media have reported on the incident or provided information about the condition of the occupants of the damaged vehicle.
In mid-October, a serious collision between two cars at a corner in the Santos Suárez neighborhood of Havana resulted in one of the vehicles overturning. The incident occurred at the intersection of Juan Bruno Zayas and General Lacret streets, where a Fiat Polski collided with a Moskvitch, which overturned onto its roof due to the force of the impact.
A year earlier, in October 2023, a Moskvitch overturned on the road by the Ejército Rebelde dam in Havana after the driver lost control of the vehicle and ended up "upside down" beside the road divider in the Arroyo Naranjo municipality.
In August of that year, a dramatic accident occurred on the Sagua road, in front of the La Estrella - Yabú community in Villa Clara. A Moskvich was left overturned with its wheels in the air after colliding with a Russian SUV of the UAZ brand.
Recently, a memorandum was announced as part of the cooperation between Russia and Cuba for the delivery of modern Moskvitch vehicles aimed at enhancing the taxi service on the island. The document was signed by Moscow's Deputy Mayor for Transport and Industry, Maxim Liksutov, and Cuba's Minister of Transport, Eduardo Rodríguez Dávila.
The agreement was formalized during the Cuban official's visit to Russia. Liksutov promised that Moscow would send an initial batch of 50 Moskvitch vehicles to Cuba, with the possibility of adapting the cars' multimedia systems to the Spanish language to enhance their usability.
These cars will be used in the taxi fleets of Havana and Varadero, with the aim of improving urban transportation and ensuring greater comfort and safety for passengers. Most likely, their services will be offered in foreign currency.
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