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Two people died on Saturday night in a traffic accident at the intersection of San Lázaro and Lealtad in the Centro Habana municipality, following a chain of collisions involving a taxi, an electric tricycle, and a cycle-taxi.
According to a report shared by the Facebook profile La Tijera News, the incident occurred when a taxi violently collided with an electric tricycle, causing the latter to crash into a bike taxi.
As a result of the collision, the bicitaxi driver, who would have turned 54 this Sunday, and another person who was standing at the corner at the moment of impact lost their lives.
Hours before the deaths were confirmed, a report from the source indicated that at least two individuals were injured, one of them in critical condition.
On the same night, another accident was also reported in the San Lázaro area between Gervasio and Escobar, where a private Lada car collided with another electric tricycle.
In that second incident, no serious injuries were reported, La Tijera specified.
The accounts of what happened continue to be a topic of debate among witnesses on social media. So far, there has been no official statement from the relevant authorities.
Some users indicated a possible high-speed driving of the taxi, while others dismissed those claims and attributed the responsibility to the way many electric tricycles and motorcycles operate in the capital.
Other comments pointed to structural factors such as the poor lighting on the streets due to blackouts and the deterioration of the roads in that section of Centro Habana, a problem that residents are increasingly considering to be common in the city.
The accident adds to a recent string of traffic incidents involving electric tricycles in Havana.
This Friday, for instance, another tricycle overturned at the entrance of the Villa Panamericana in Havana del Este after losing control while descending the avenue.
Beyond isolated incidents, the road conditions in Cuba continue to be defined by the deterioration of infrastructure.
According to official data, 75% of the country's roads and highways are in fair or poor condition, a situation that directly affects traffic safety.
The statistics reflect the impact of this deterioration. In 2025, there were 7,538 traffic accidents recorded in Cuba, resulting in 750 fatalities and 6,718 injuries, amidst a scenario where the poor condition of the roads and lack of maintenance continue to be recurring factors in the incident rate.
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