A trailer carrying a container filled with sw solar panels overturned early Sunday morning in Catalina de Güines, a town in the municipality of Güines, in the province of Mayabeque, according to a post from the Facebook group "ACCIDENTES BUSES & CAMIONES".
The accident occurred between four and five in the morning. The truck lay on its left side against a blue fence in the middle of a residential area, and at least three orange traffic cones were placed to mark the area while about fifteen neighbors and onlookers gathered around the vehicle.
The driver was unharmed, according to the comments accompanying the post on social media. The apparent cause of the accident, according to those same comments, was a mechanical failure in the steering system: "the steering on the trailer broke," the incident description states.
The images show the poor condition of the pavement in the section where the rollover occurred, a common issue on Cuban roads and one of the factors that increases the risk of transporting heavy cargo on the island.
The accident occurs within the framework of the intense logistical movement generated by the Cuban program for the massive distribution of photovoltaic systems, launched in response to the country's severe energy crisis. In September 2026, China sent to Cuba 5,000 new solar systems in 200 containers, intended for rural areas, health centers, children's circles, nursing homes, and bank branches.
The province of Mayabeque itself has received these equipment: at the beginning of the year, Radio Mayabeque reported on the installation of 14 solar panel kits in health centers of Güines, including the polyclinic of Catalina de Güines, the same location where the overturning occurred.
Rollover incidents involving trailers are a recurring phenomenon in Cuba, worsened by the deterioration of the vehicle fleet and the poor condition of the roads. In January 2026, a trailer carrying containers overturned on the bridge on 100th Street in Havana, and in September, a trailer loaded with sugar overturned in Florida, Camagüey, knocking down an electric pole and leaving hundreds of families without power.
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