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,

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.

Dozens died in Ethiopia after a truck carrying wedding guests plunged into a river, officials said. The crash happened on Sunday when an aging, overcrowded truck carrying wedding guests plunged off the Gelan Bridge,