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Ethopia: Tragic truck accident kills 71 in Sidama region, over 50 relatives among victims en route to wedding

Ethopia: Tragic truck accident kills 71 in Sidama region, over 50 relatives among victims en route to wedding

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Published on 2024-12-30 14:26:41

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Addis Abeba– Authorities in the Sidama Regional State reported that over 50 of the 71 people who died in a tragic car accident on Sunday, 29 December, were relatives from the same family traveling to attend a wedding ceremony.

The accident occurred on Sunday around 5:00 PM in the Bona Zuria district, Eastern Sidama zone, when a truck transporting passengers to a wedding ceremony veered off a bridge and plunged into the Gelana River.

Deputy Inspector Shumete Tuncha, police head of the Bona Zuria district, told the BBC that…

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