At least 71 killed as truck ferrying wedding party plunges into Ethiopia river Police say overcrowded truck missed bridge and plunged into river.
The truck fell into a river on Sunday evening in the Bona district of Sidama state, around 300km south of the capital Addis Ababa, the regional communication bureau said.
At least 71 people were killed after a truck full of passengers plunged into a river in southern Ethiopia over the weekend.
Some of the passengers were returning from a wedding ceremony, Mr Simion said, adding that traffic police in the area had reported the truck was overloaded, which likely caused the accident.
Police said the truck missed a bridge on a road with many bends and fell into the river.
