At least 71 people are dead in southern Ethiopia after the truck they were on plunged into a river. Officials say the overloaded vehicle, part of a wedding caravan, missed a bridge on a road full of twists and turns.
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00:00In southern Ethiopia, at least 71 people have been killed after a truck they were on plunged
00:06into a river.
00:08Officials say the truck, which was part of a wedding caravan, missed a bridge and fell
00:12to the river below on Sunday.
00:15They say it was overloaded, the likely cause of the accident.
00:19Traffic accidents are common in Ethiopia due to lax driving standards and poor road conditions.