TOURIST BUS CRASH IN CUBA
Posted on 04/04/2016 | About Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
A bus carrying tourists from Germany and Austria crashed in the central Cuban city of Santi Spiritus, killing two and injuring 28 people, Cuban authorities said. According to a report in the state-run newspaper, officials said the crash happened Saturday evening when a trailer truck carrying a container of televisions struck an overpass and then collided with the bus. The bus driver and a German tourist were immediately killed.
Dr. Leonel Albiza Sotomayor said six people were in serious condition.
Photos of the crash showed a mangled bus with its front and part of one side shorn off.
The Thomas Cook travel company issued a statement Sunday saying the bus carried the driver, a tour guide and 27 tourists.
It said the travellers were on a seven-night tour of Cuba that was to end Monday.The bus was travelling from the eastern city of Santiago to Trinidad when the crash occurred.