The road accident injured 65 people after the truck carrying migrants and asylum seekers overturned in town of Semera, according to local authorities. At least 22 people were killed, and 65 others were injured after a cargo truck packed with Ethiopian asylum seekers and migrants overturned on a highway. “The accident happened when a truck overturned, which had crowded in citizens who were misled by illegal brokers and didn’t understand the travel route’s danger,” the Afar communications bureau wrote in a statement on Facebook. Between January and September 2025, there were 890 deaths and disappearances along the Eastern Route, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported. According to the IOM, it is the “busiest and riskiest migration route in the world”.

Source: Ethiopian News January 06, 2026 22:56 UTC