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The accident was especially horrific as the river had a lot of big stones so most passengers, including the driver, were killed due to the impact,
Wossenyeleh Simon, an official with the regional communications department, told AFP It was possible the truck was carrying people beyond its capacity as there were a scarce number of passenger vehicles operating during that day,
Among the deceased are four people from the same family,
The President's expression of deep grief over the loss of precious lives in the accident,
the Secretariat of Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party, wrote at the time in a translated post on X, formerly Twitter The President's emphasis on the need to speed up the relief operations. The President expressed his condolences to the families of the deceased. In this hour of sorrow, my sympathies are with the heirs of the deceased."
The area always has regular accidents around the river as it is poorly constructed,
said resident Fasil Atara, referring to the road, which lacks speed bumps or warnings Five are in a critical condition and taking treatment at Bona General Hospital,
Wosenyeleh added on Monday
