An Israeli man was killed and eight others were injured Friday in a bus accident in Cuba.
The Israeli victim was later named as Nahum Heinkin, 70, from Gadera.
Initial reports of the crash on Friday had indicated seven injured and no fatalities.
The Israeli casualties, said to be in their 60s according to the Israeli insurance company PassportCard, were taken to various hospitals in the country with light-to-moderate injuries.
The tourist bus was traveling in Ciego de Avila in central Cuba when it overturned.
Get The Times of Israel's Daily Edition
by email and never miss our top stories
By signing up, you agree to the
terms
Israel has no official ties with Cuba. The Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem said it was trying to collect information regarding the condition of the injured Israelis through the Canadian embassy in Havana.
“Since Israel has no diplomatic ties with Cuba, we are relying on the Canadian embassy to look out for our interests there, including handling the Israelis,” the Foreign Ministry told Channel 2 in a statement.
“We are waiting for updates from them,” the ministry said.
Help us report truthfully on social media
As a multimedia journalist, my job is to take the quality, fact-based journalism produced by The Times of Israel newsroom and make it accessible across every platform — from Instagram posts to podcasts to short-form videos.
This is how many, especially young people, consume news these days. But misinformation is rampant on social media. Our team at ToI produces accurate, responsible short-form reporting on Israel and the Jewish world.
If you believe in the importance of factual social media journalism, please consider joining our reader support group, The Times of Israel Community. Your financial support is essential to sustain responsible multimedia reporting.
— Gabriella Jacobs, multimedia journalist
Support our work
Support our work
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
You're a dedicated reader
We’re really pleased that you’ve read X Times of Israel articles in the past month.
That’s why we started the Times of Israel - to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world.
So now we have a request. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community.
For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members.
Thank you,
David Horovitz, Founding Editor of The Times of Israel
Join Our Community
Join Our Community
Already a member? Sign in to stop seeing this
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on Google
