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Death toll in road accident in Ethiopia rises to at least 71

# The death toll from a road accident in southern Ethiopia has risen to at least 71. The accident occurred in Sidama state, some 300 kilometres south of the capital of Addis Ababa. Sidama Police Commission, Traffic Prevention and Control Directorate says in a Facebook post 68 men and three women are known to have died so far. The incident occurred when the truck they were on plunged off a road and into a river.