Tragic: 38 dies in Ethiopia road accident tragedy
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Tragic: 38 dies in Ethiopia road accident tragedy

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A road accident in the Legambo district in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, north of the capital Addis Ababa has claimed 38 lives.

The tragic event happened after a bus in which the victims were travelling plunged off a cliff, according to an official account.

Local officials confirmed that 28 men and 10 women were killed. Most of the dead were students of higher institutions of learning, officials said.

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Ten passengers also survived but suffered “serious and minor injuries.

An independent news site Addis Standard reports that the bus fell five metres.

 

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