Tunde Sulaiman 
No fewer than 71 people have been confirmed dead in Ethiopia after a truck packed with wedding guests and other passengers plunged into a river on Sunday.
This was disclosed in a statement issued yesterday by the spokesperson for the southern Sidama regional government, Wosenyeleh Simion.
The accident occurred in the Bona district, the regional communication bureau said in a statement issued late on Sunday.
Simion told Reuters at least 71 people had died, including 68 males and three females. “Five are in a critical condition and taking treatment at Bona General Hospital,” he said.
He added that the truck had missed a bridge and fell into a river and that the road had many bends.
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