A horrific traffic accident has claimed the lives of 71 people after a truck full of passengers crashed.
Five passengers are also in critical condition in hospital at the time of writing.
The vehicle, said to be overloaded by local traffic police, was carrying guests returning from a wedding celebration.
The truck was travelling along a road with many bends when it approached a river.
In a horrifying turn of events, it plunged into the water with the passengers trapped onboard.
The incident occurred at the Gelan bridge in Bona Zuria Woreda, Sidama, Ethiopia, as reported by NeedToKnow.
The traffic accident happened on 29 December.
Images show people surrounding the submerged truck while attempting to pull passengers from the wreckage.
Wosenyeleh Simion, spokesperson for the Sidama regional government, told Reuters that 68 men and three women were killed.
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