Nine people killed in bus-truck collision in central Ethiopia

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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News

Addis Ababa, October 23 (Xinhua) — At least nine people were killed and several others injured when a passenger bus collided with a truck in central Ethiopia, local authorities confirmed on Thursday.

The accident occurred on Wednesday evening in the East Shoa region of the country's largest region, Oromia, when a bus carrying mostly medical workers collided with a truck traveling in the opposite direction, the local public relations office said in a statement.

Seven of the dead were medical personnel, and eight others were injured, three of whom are in critical condition. The injured are currently receiving medical care at nearby medical facilities.

According to the statement, the bus was carrying 28 people, most of whom were employees of medical centers in the region and were heading to Haramaya University to participate in a vocational training program. –0–

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