A collision between a modern car and an electric tricycle left at least three people injured this Sunday in Varadero, near the Oasis hotel, at the entrance of the Hicacos Peninsula in the province of Matanzas.
The report was published by the citizen journalist Christian Arbolaez on Facebook, who described the scene as "breaking news" and initially confirmed two injuries: "a woman with an arm injury and a young man who was also injured."
The images of the place show a blue electric tricycle parked on what appears to be a bridge with red railings, and a dark SUV —possibly a Hyundai Tucson— in the background.
On the ground, a fallen object can be seen, likely a piece that came off one of the vehicles during the impact.
The accident occurred in a mixed traffic area where high-end tourist vehicles coexist with popular forms of transportation like electric tricycles and bike taxis, which operate informally in the resort.
"For now, no further details are known about his health status or the circumstances of the accident," Arbolaez specified in his post.
The incident adds to a series of accidents involving electric tricycles in Cuba that have occurred in recent months.
In the Varadero area itself, a cyclist was seriously injured after colliding with a car on the Varadero-Cárdenas highway at the end of July.
In June, a woman died and several were injured when an electric tricycle overturned, and that same month another tricycle accident in Regla left several people injured, including a young woman with facial injuries.
In March, a violent collision in Centro Habana between a taxi, an electric tricycle, and a bicitaxi claimed two lives.
The official figures from the first quarter of 2026 reflect the magnitude of the problem: according to the National Road Safety Commission, Cuba recorded 1,234 accidents, 153 fatalities, and 1,154 injuries during this period, with motorcycles, mopeds, and pedestrians accounting for 74% of the incidents.
Cuban authorities have identified speeding, disregard for traffic signals, and deteriorating road infrastructure as factors that exacerbate accidents, although the proliferation of unregulated lightweight vehicles remains an unresolved issue.
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