At least 71 people are dead after a truck carrying a wedding party plunged off a bridge in Africa. Local authorities said the accident happened on Sunday, Dec. 29, when the truck fell off the Gelan Bridge in the Sidama state of Ethiopia, according to the Associated Press and BBC News .

A horrifying road accident in southern Ethiopia has resulted in the deaths of at least 71 people after an overloaded truck fell into a river in Sidama state. Authorities report survivors are receiving medical care,

Road accidents are common in Ethiopia, Africa's second-most populous nation, where roads are often poorly maintained.

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, around 300km south of the capital Addis Ababa, the regional communication bureau said.

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 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.