Three Canadians killed in car crash in Cuba

By QMI Agency/

Three Quebec tourists on holiday in Cuba were killed Saturday evening when two trucks smashed into their car.

The deceased are all men from the Montreal suburb of Laval, Que.

Family members identified them as Maikel Mendoza Prieto, 29, Francis Tremblay, 26, and David Tartre, who is 26 or 27.

Ginette Senecal, who is Prieto's spouse and Tremblay's mother, survived with serious injuries.

Tremblay and Tartre were friends.

The three men were killed when two trucks collided with each other and then struck their car in the town of Moron, east of Havana.

Senecal had just celebrated her 50th birthday on Friday, her sister told QMI Agency.

"It's a terrible, tragic accident and it really wasn't their fault," the sister said.

"The impact of the two trucks was so strong that they stuck the car, and it was head-on."

Family members travelled to Cuba to retrieve the bodies and personal belongings and Canada's foreign affairs department said it's providing help.

"Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the Canadian citizens who were involved," the department said in a statement.