Italian tourist dies in minibus crash in Cuba

(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 17 - An Italian tourist died in a minibus crash in Cuba Thursday, the Italian foreign ministry said Friday.
    The accident involved a group of seven Italian tourists in Cienfuegos, it said.
    The other passengers were injured, said the Farnesina.
    Since the first report, it said, the Italian embassy in Havana has been providing assistance to their compatriots, in coordination with the Farnesina.
    The embassy is maintaining constant contact with the medical staff and the tour operator.
    Cuban media said the state-owned Transtur minibus crashed on a national highway at Aguada de Pasajeros, a Cienfuegos.
    It reportedly crashed into a bridge base. and veered off the highway. (ANSA).