An Ethiopian hospital director says at least 66 people have died after a truck packed with wedding guests plunged into a river.

At least 66 people were killed and several others injured in Southern Ethiopia after an overcrowded truck plunged into a river. A hospital director confirmed the incident on Monday saying that the accident occurred on Sunday when an old,

At least 71 killed as truck ferrying wedding party plunges into Ethiopia river - Police say overcrowded truck missed bridge and plunged into river

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.

STORY: An accident in Ethiopia killed 71 people on Sunday after a truck packed with passengers plunged into a river.Reuters arrived at the scene of the crash Monday, and found people looking down at the accident site from a bridge.