Almendrón refers to a vintage American car, typically from the 1950s, used as a taxi in Cuba. The term is derived from the car's almond-like shape

A state vehicle collides with a pole in Santiago de Cuba

Spectacular accident between a truck and a classic car on the Central Highway

An Almendrón crashes into a utility pole in Havana

Accidents in Cuba: A truck collides with a private taxi on the Vía Blanca

An Almendrón and a motorcycle were involved in an accident in front of the Plaza de la Revolución

An Almendrón collides with a public transport bus in Santiago de Cuba

Accident in Santiago de Cuba: Passenger truck collides with a machine and flees the scene

An antique car crashes into a streetlight in the Vista Alegre neighborhood of Santiago de Cuba

A Cuban shows how he repaired a wrecked Ford: "This is a battle of pure ingenuity."

Almendrón loses its front end after colliding with a bus in Havana

A car crashes into the fence of a house in Santiago de Cuba

Accident between a fire truck and a classic car in Havana

A trailer loaded with beer crates overturns in an accident involving a classic car in Havana

Gran Car driver loses life in accident in Las Tunas

Dramatic multiple accident on the Malecón in Havana

Accident in Centro Habana causes damage to "almendrón" and Lada

Young motorcyclist seriously injured after colliding with "almendrón" in Havana

At least one deceased in an accident involving three trucks and a car in Ciego de Ávila

"Almendrón" accident in Havana leaves one dead

An Almendrón collides with a truck in Havana

"Bache takes the lead on almendrón direction in Havana."

Images have emerged of a terrible accident that claimed the lives of four people, including a pregnant woman

A truck collides with a vintage car at a central intersection in Havana

Two injured after a collision between an almendrón and a motorcycle in Havana

One injured after an electric tricycle overturned in a dramatic accident in Havana

Accident in Cuba: A classic car wrecked after a collision on the road in Viñales

Driver of a vintage car injured in an accident in Havana

Almendrón crashes into a house in San José de las Lajas

An Almendrón collides with a garbage collection truck in Havana

Driver seriously injured after collision with a vintage car in Havana