A Gacela taxi carrying passengers lost control this Saturday and crashed into a light pole in the city of Camagüey, in front of the secondary school Esteban Borrero,
According to what the influencer and activist Nara Yack (whose real name is Reyna Yacnara Barreto Batista) reported on social media, the impact completely knocked down the pole and left the electrical wiring sprawled across the roadway, which forced the traffic in the area to stop. The entire area lost power following the accident.
"A van, a gazelle, whatever you want to call it, was coming with passengers. And presumably, the vehicle lost control. It crashed into a light pole, which completely toppled it. The wiring was sprawled across the entire road, and traffic was halted," described the communicator.
The driver turned out to be the most affected. In the absence of an ambulance at the scene, he was urgently transported on a tricycle that happened to be passing by at that moment. "The driver was taken away urgently on a tricycle that was passing by at that time," he recounted. No fatalities were reported, just injuries.
The local residents, who were on a special electrical circuit, reported unusual effects at the moment of the impact. According to Yack, "all their electronic devices started to flicker and make noises that they don't normally produce."
The accident adds to a long string of incidents involving vehicles of this type. In April of this year, a Gacela with 12 passengers was hit by a truck in Vedado, resulting in 17 injuries. In January, a mass accident on the Carretera Central in Jimaguayú, Camagüey, left two dead and 38 injured.
Las Gacelas are microbuses that operate as shared taxis with fixed routes in Cuban cities, managed by state-owned companies under the Ministry of Transport. They have a capacity of approximately 14 passengers and are part of the country's complementary public transportation system.
The event occurs against the backdrop of a profound transportation crisis in Cuba, with aging fleets ranging from 40 to 70 years old, lack of maintenance, and fuel shortages. According to official figures from the National Road Safety Commission, Cuba closed 2025 with 7,538 traffic accidents, 750 fatalities, and 6,718 injuries. Authorities attribute between 72% and 74% of the incidents to human factors, although they acknowledge that the deterioration of the vehicle fleet and road infrastructure worsen the situation.
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