Ethiopia: More Than 20 Ethiopian Migrants Killed in Road Accident
The migrants were misled by illegal brokers and traveled a hazardous route known for overcrowded transport; 85 people were on board the lorry, officials said.
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At least 22 Ethiopian migrants killed in ‘horrific’ road crash
At least 22 migrants have been killed and 65 others injured after a lorry they were travelling in overturned in Ethiopia’s north-eastern Afar region, authorities say. About 85 Ethiopian migrants were travelling along the eastern migration route when the lorry overturned in the town of Semera on Tuesday morning, a senior Afar official Mohammed Ali Biedo said in a statement. Their final destination was unclear but the route typically runs from Eth…
At least 22 people were killed and 65 others injured when a truck packed with refugees and asylum seekers overturned near the town of Semera in northern Ethiopia, local authorities said.
22 migrants killed in traffic accident in Ethiopia
At least 22 Ethiopian migrants were killed and about 65 others injured in a traffic accident in the northeastern Afar regional state on Tuesday, according to local authorities, reported Xinhua. The accident happened at dawn when a lorry carrying migrants overturned, the Afar Regional Government Communication Office said in a statement. The injured are currently receiving medical treatment at nearby health facilities, many of them in critical con…
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