Caribbean students killed in road accident

Mar 04, 2013

HAVANA, Cuba, CMC - At least five Caribbean Students studying in Cuba are dead and others were hospitalized after a truck slammed into the bus in which they were traveling.
According to media reports the students were returning home from a night of partying when crash took place.
The nationalities of the students are not yet known.
Hundreds of Caribbean nationals are pursuing university education in Cuba as a result of an agreement between several CARICOM member states and the Cuba Government. (Full article)

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