At least 71 people have died in Ethiopia after a truck packed with passengers plunged into a river, according to the spokesperson for the southern Sidama regional government and a statement. <\/p>\n
The accident occurred in the Bona district, the regional communication bureau said in a statement issued late on Sunday. <\/p>\n
Wosenyeleh Simion, spokesperson for the Sidama regional government, told Reuters on Monday at least 71 people had died, including 68 males and three females. <\/p>\n
\u201cFive are in a critical condition and taking treatment at Bona General Hospital,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
He added that the truck had missed a bridge and fell into a river and that the road had many bends. <\/p>\n
Some of the passengers were returning from a wedding ceremony and some families had lost multiple members, he said, adding traffic police in the region had reported the truck was overloaded, which likely caused the accident. <\/p>\n
The state-run Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation also reported that the passengers were traveling to a wedding when the accident occurred on Sunday. <\/p>\n
In a statement late on Sunday, the regional communication bureau had given the death toll as 60. <\/p>\n
Deadly traffic accidents are common in Ethiopia, where driving standards are poor and many vehicles are badly maintained. <\/p>\n
At least 38 people, mostly students, were killed in 2018 when a bus plunged into a ravine in Ethiopia\u2019s mountainous north. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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