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A 23-year-old man died instantly after being struck by a tourist service vehicle that lost control on a steep incline of the road in the Santiago municipality of Segundo Frente, as he was trying to merge onto the main road from Loma Blanca.
The young man, well-known in the community for his reserved nature and his work repairing engine parts, had stopped his motor to take the main road when the collision occurred, local sources confirmed, although they did not specify the exact date of the incident.
The impact was direct and left no room for maneuver, reported independent journalist Yosmany Mayeta Labrada through his profile on Facebook.
According to the report, the car was carrying two men and a woman who, according to unofficial accounts cited by residents, fled the scene because they were transporting "unauthorized goods," a common practice in the black market in that rural area.
The escape left even more outrage in a community that reports repeated accidents on that same stretch.
The young man's father, who was traveling to Havana, returned after receiving the news. His son would turn years old on the upcoming November 19, a future that was cut short on a road whose lack of maintenance and oversight has once again come to light, Mayeta recalled.
Neighbors and loved ones posted messages of sorrow and calls for justice while awaiting action from the authorities to clarify the case and determine accountability.
At the beginning of November, Joel Milera Barceló, popularly known as “El Miller,” passed away in an accident on the Malecón in Havana, near the Hermanos Ameijeiras hospital. He was a Cuban highly regarded for his skill in repairing electric motorcycle batteries.
Similarly, a driver lost their life on October 21 after colliding head-on with a horse-drawn cart in the municipality of Guanabacoa, in Havana.
The latest report from the National Road Safety Commission revealed that motorcycles and mopeds are involved in 52% of traffic incidents in Cuba, causing 32% of fatalities and 42% of injuries.
According to the same source, between January and August of this year, 502 people lost their lives in traffic accidents in Cuba.
The figure represents 80% of the fatalities from that cause throughout 2024, indicating an increase in mortality from accidents on the roads.
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