{"id":256600,"date":"2022-08-16T09:44:05","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T13:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=256600"},"modified":"2022-08-16T09:44:05","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T13:44:05","slug":"cuban-migrants-among-victims-of-traffic-accident-in-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/world\/latin-america\/cuban-migrants-among-victims-of-traffic-accident-in-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuban migrants among victims of traffic accident in Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eight <\/span>migrants<\/b><\/a> died in a <\/span>traffic accident that occurred at dawn this Sunday on the Azumbilla-El Seco highway, Puebla state, <\/span>Mexico<\/b><\/a>. One of the victims is a Cuban, and there were 11 wounded from various countries, including Cuba.<\/span><\/p>\n

Of the eight deceased, three are minors. According to <\/span>local media<\/b><\/a>, five deceased had already been identified, all women, one of them 14 years old; two from Ecuador, two Venezuelans and the Cuban Daime Irais Morales Gerez, 30 years old. The 11 injured were from Honduras, Venezuela, Colombia and Cuba. An unidentified five-year-old girl has been orphaned.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The tragedy originated when a truck, in which they were traveling along the federal highway from the town of Azumbilla to El Seco, overturned, according to local police and a <\/span>report<\/b><\/a>\u00a0by Prensa Latina (PL) news agency.<\/span><\/p>\n

A total of 17 migrants were traveling from the state of Chiapas in a Chevrolet with DNYN 757-D license plate.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Cuban consul in Mexico, Miguel \u00c1ngel Moreno, appeared at the scene to participate in the identification of the victims, the Cuban news agency added. The Cuban ambassador to Mexico, Marcos Rodr\u00edguez, also maintains communication with Cuban officials in Puebla and with relatives of that compatriot, the media highlighted.<\/span><\/p>\n

The bodies of those who died in the accident were transferred to the facilities of the Forensic Medical Service in Tehuac\u00e1n. The injured migrants received medical care in various hospitals near the site of the tragic event, PL specified.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the head of the Cuban <\/span>Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX)<\/b><\/a>, Bruno Rodr\u00edguez Parrilla, lamented the incident through his Twitter account, and sent his condolences to the families and friends of the victims, and wishes for a speedy recovery for the injured.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Lamentamos tr\u00e1gico accidente de tr\u00e1nsito ocurrido en el municipio Tehuac\u00e1n, M\u00e9xico, que involucr\u00f3 a migrantes de diferentes nacionalidades, incluidos ciudadanos cubanos<\/p>\n

Sentidas condolencias a familiares y allegados de las v\u00edctimas, y deseos de pronta recuperaci\u00f3n a heridos. 1\/3<\/p>\n

— Bruno Rodr\u00edguez P (@BrunoRguezP) August 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n