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 .

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

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

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,

The death toll from a road accident in southern Ethiopia has risen to at least 71 after a vehicle carrying a wedding party veered into a river, a local official said on Monday. The lorry careered into the water at around 5.

Images from the crash scene released by local authorities appear to show first responders trying to pull the vehicle out of a river.

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.

At least 71 people have died in southern Ethiopia after a lorry plunged into a river, officials say. The vehicle, which was travelling through Sidama state on Sunday, fell into the river after it missed a bridge, a local official told the Reuters news agency.

At least 71 people have been killed after an overcrowded truck plunged into a river in Africa. According to People, the accident happened on Sunday, Dec. 29th in the Sidama state of Ethiopia. Local police said that the truck was carrying a wedding party and looked to be overcrowded.