Havana Tribune

Cuba, through its consulate in Veracruz, is coordinating with the Mexican authorities to provide the consular assistance required as a result of the car accident that occurred today, which resulted in the death of 10 Cubans and the injury of more than 20 others..

Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez, who is in that country to participate in the Puebla Group meeting, noted on the social network

“I am coordinating with the Mexican authorities to provide the required consular assistance. “Cuba reaffirms its commitment to safe migration,” he said.

Unconfirmed press reports from the site indicate that the accident occurred on Sunday on the coast of Chiapas state as a result of the overturn of a Torton truck weighing three tons, without license plates, and which was carrying 26 Cuban immigrants, according to the Prensa Latina news agency. In a document dated Mexico City.

The car overturned on the Pijijiapan-Tonala Highway near the place known as Monte Santa Cruz.

According to initial reports from these unofficial sources, the dead were women, including a minor. Members of the municipal police, the National Guard, and civil protection paramedics went to the scene and transferred the injured to the General Hospital in the municipality of Pijijiapan.

The Chiapas Attorney General’s Office for Migrant Welfare has initiated a corresponding investigation file to determine responsibilities.

A few weeks ago, another traffic accident occurred in that southern region, resulting in 22 Cubans being injured.

(Taken from ACN)

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