Four of those killed in a bus accident this Saturday night in Pedre (Cerdedo-Cotobade) are from the Deza region: Cruz Castro EirasAfter working as a worker in a bakery for years, he retired and his son Jamie Val Castrothe natives of Brántega (Agolada), although settled in Lalín; high school teacher Guadalupe Diaz Gonzalez, also a resident of Lalín; and retired farmer Maria Mercedes Castro BlancoFrom Carmoega (Agolada).
They also lost their lives Aeneas Valverde Ruibalthe youngest, a native of Nigrán and studying in Lugo and Edith Luz Luya Quispe, a Peruvian woman residing in Soutomaior. The deaths were between the ages of 21 and 70.
A retired farmer still mourning his mother
Maria Mercedes Castro Blanco He was 58 years old and was a neighbor of Santo André in the Agola neighborhood of Carmoega. He was going to take the bus in Lalín, where he left his car parked because He didn’t like to drive because he said he was wrong., according to a relative yesterday. He was traveling to the city of Pontevedra to spend these Christmas holidays with his sister. His daughter, Iria Méndez Castro, a dental hygienist, also lives in the city of Lérez and is married with two children.
Seeing that Mercedes was taking a long time to arrive, her sister contacted her around midnight. He then called Darío, the victim’s other son, the victim’s other son, with whom he lived at his home in Carmoega, and they started an investigation, which led them to learn of the accident online via N-541. contacted his father Rafael Méndez – Agolada PP councilor– To go to Pedre together, they soon identified his mother and ex-wife, the second of the bodies recovered. Mercedes Castro, a retired farmer, lost his 96-year-old mother after falling out of a window months ago. The funeral and subsequent burial will be held at Carmoega church today at 16:00 on Monday.
A hard worker who grew up in a tavern
Maria Cruz Castro Eiras He enjoyed a well-deserved retirement after many years of work both in Madrid and in Marín and Lalín, a town where he finally settled with Jaime, the youngest of his three children, who died in the accident.
The 73-year-old woman was a native of another congregation in Agolada, Brántega. his family ran the famous tavern Casa Jaime.. She suffered a tragic end as her father died at the hands of her son-in-law and ex-husband, for whom Cruz was imprisoned. Separated from her husband, she rebuilt her life in Lalín, where she worked in a well-known pastry shop and the family home of former councilor Xosé Cuiña Crespo. In fact, his son and current Lalinense councilor, Rafael Cuiña Aparicio, showed his “enormous disgust” after hearing the news of someone “who put up so much with me as a young man.” They had an excellent relationship and had the opportunity to meet at a bar in Lalín that same Saturday and congratulate each other on the holidays.
To be precise, a friend of the deceased shared his love on social networks yesterday: “Who was going to tell us that this was our last vermouth together. I will miss you so much Thank you for all the moments shared. You two wanted to go together, you and Jaime. Let the world be your light.”
Depends on his mother until the last moment
Jamie Val CastroAnother of the deaths of the Pedre affair, he accompanied his mother to Pontevedra to spend the holidays with his two other brothers. He was the youngest of the three and was in his forties. He moved with his mother to Lalín, where they lived on B street, when he was very young, but he always maintained contact with childhood friends from Brántega (Agolada), where he occasionally went to visit friends. grandmother, ageless.
According to the relatives of the family, the biggest support was always her mother, so much so that yesterday many people did not hesitate to comment that they were together even in death. He was also a very protected child by his grandparents, bearing the name of the founder of the famous Brántega refectory for nothing. Precisely, in the congregation there is always the tragic end of his grandfather at the hands of his own father, who was then separated from his mother, Made a huge impact on Jaime. As confirmed by his family and neighbors, he had problems with addictions in his youth and was in some detox centers, but in recent years he has been rehabilitated and led a “quiet and discreet” life.
High school teacher and mother of two
“Dear Guada, we must keep your light and smile. Wherever you go, they take great care of you. Thank you for all the kindness you left us and for all that you love us”. Yesterday, with this emotional message, IES Laxeiro de Lalin Someone who was a Spanish Language and Literature teacher in previous courses. Now, Guadalupe Diaz Gonzalez44, IES No. He was stationed in 1, but continued to maintain a close relationship with many of his former colleagues in Lalín, where he also made changes at the other institute, Ramón Mª Aller Ulloa.
Born in Lugo, left and She lived in Lalín with her two children, 8 and 5 years old.. She took the bus at Lalín station to spend Christmas with her mother, who lives in Pontevedra. News of Guada’s – as her friends say – death broke out in the early hours of yesterday afternoon and caused a profound impact among her classmates and students as she was “well-loved by all”. His mortal remains are traced at the San Marcos de Pontevedra Funeral Home. IES Laxeiro charters a bus for the education community that leaves at 2:00 PM from its main entrance by pre-registering at [email protected].
A Peruvian caretaker to be expropriated
The tragic accident on the Lérez river took the life of one person. Edith Luz Luya Quispe, a Peruvian woman living in Arcade (Soutomaior) and caring for an elderly person in Cerdedo-Cotobade, so she was the last person to board the bus, which crashed minutes later. Edith Luz, born 49 years ago in Lima, has lived in Spain for over three years and, according to sources in the Peruvian community, He was planning to apply for Spanish citizenship soon after..
As there were no family ties in Galicia, it was two friends of the victim who attended the Pontevedra trials to confirm his identity and take responsibility for the body that was admitted to the State Hospital. However, express permission is required from the family, whose arrangements are made through the Peruvian Embassy and its consulate in Barcelona. The consul took it upon himself to convey the sad loss to Edith Luz’s family in the South American country—her mother and brothers in Lima, she had no children—and from there began the process. repatriation of the body. The death of this devoted woman shocked the greater Vigo community and region of Peru. Condolence messages about the incident followed each other yesterday in Soutomaior, where he lived.
A 21-year-old student with a future in boxing
The youngest victim of the tragedy was just 21 years old and was the youngest of four siblings from a prominent family that ran various jewelery and watchmaking businesses in Nigrán and the Val Miñor region. Aeneas Valverde Ruibal This year he had begun studying a higher cycle of hospitality and tourism in Lugo and had returned home to have dinner with his family on Christmas Eve.
His death caused a great shock not only among his relatives, friends and neighbors, but also. In the Vigo boxing family, a sport he is truly passionate about. and, as Javier Fernández, his coach at the Flow Combat club, stressed yesterday, he “had a great projection” of losing “by far the most smiling student”. “He had a big heart, he was the typical person you know to be noble and pure without knowing him,” stated the man he had been drafting for five years and managed to qualify for the Spanish Juniors together. He won the silver medal in the 60 kg category in the Youth category at the Galician championship. He had recently made his neo-professional debut in front of major figures and since moving to Lugo he has focused more on his studies, although he continued his education between Lugo’s capital and Vigo.
The Nigrán Council decided yesterday three days of official mourning.