Seven passengers died and 24 wounded on a road traffic accident occurred on Thursday morning in central Ethiopia. When the accident occurred, the truck was heading to Degolo town from a place called Batto. It is not clear what caused the truck accident. In Ethiopia over 5,000 people die due to traffic accident every year. The World Health Organization (WHO) in 2013 road traffic accident fatality in Ethiopia was 4984 deaths.

Source: News Business Ethiopia February 01, 2019 19:19 UTC