The death toll from a road accident in southern Ethiopia has risen to at least 71 after a vehicle carrying a wedding party veered into a river, a local official said. - Perilous roads - Road accidents are common in Ethiopia,

A tragic accident claimed the lives of 71 people, including a bridegroom, when a wedding caravan crashed in southern Ethiopia's Sidama region, local authorities said Monday. The incident took place late Sunday as the group,

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.

At least 71 people were killed after a truck full of passengers plunged into a river in southern Ethiopia over the weekend. The truck fell into a river on Sunday evening in the Bona district of Sidama state,

Dozens of people were killed Sunday in Ethiopia in a traffic accident in Sidama region. Regional and hospital officials told VOA that 71 people have died in the accident in Bona district, in the Eastern Sidama Zone,

At least 71 people have died in southern Ethiopia after an overloaded lorry plunged into a river in Sidama state. The tragic accident involving wedding party guests.