At least 66 people have died after a truck plunged into a river in southern Ethiopia.

At least 66 people have died after a truck plunged into a river in southern Ethiopia. The hospital director said on Monday.

This accident happened on Sunday. When an old truck packed with wedding guests fell off the Geylan Bridge. The villagers said that they had had traffic accidents before.

In Ethiopia, at least 183 people have died in two months due to conflict in the Amhara region, the UN said.

Lemma Lagide is the medical director of Bona General Hospital in the southern Sidama region. told the AP on Monday that 64 people had died in hospitals and two more at hospitals.

He said those patients who needed more complex critical care were transferred to a bigger hospital in Hawassa.

Delays in rescue efforts in remote villages are responsible for many deaths. Villagers said they tried to save people from the raging river with only sticks.

This undated photo shows the Ethiopian flag. (Bildagentur Image Group Online/International via Getty Images)

Serak Boko, a villager, told the AP that before the accident There was loud music coming from the truck. and people wearing suits danced and waved.

It is common for people in rural Ethiopia to hire trucks instead of buses to transport them to social events, such as weddings, because they are inexpensive and can carry large numbers of people. Most of the people in the truck were men. Because they need to take the bride from the house to the groom’s house according to the culture.

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“This area often has accidents around it. river regularly Because of poor construction,” said resident Fazil Atara, citing the road’s lack of embankments and warnings.

With desolate infrastructure and overcrowded public transport Ethiopia has experienced similar accidents in the past, in August. 38 people die after bus overturns in Amhara region