ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (APA) – Police is investigating a bus accident late Monday evening that killed 19 and seriously wounded 10, sources said here Tuesday.
At least 19 people died Tuesday when a bus travelling from Addis Ababa to Hawasa city, 275 kilometres south ca accident in Ethiopian town, police said here on Tuesday.
Police said the passenger bus which left Addis Ababa slammed into an accident at Dugda Bora, as it headed for Awassa city, located at some 275 kilometers south of Ethiopia.
Over 30 people were on board in the bus.
Ethiopia is among countries with highest rate of traffic accident in the world where over 2,000 people die annually in road accidents.
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Chat, alchohol, and reckless driving that includes putting cars that wouldn’t pass inspection on the street are causes of the disaster.
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October 28th, 2008 at 5:59 PM
It is true that reckeless driving has become one of the major factors for the death of many of our compatriots and for the loss of huge amount of money and property. Yet, Woayane’s killings of our peacefull citizens-children, women, young and old- accounts for the lion share of loss of Ethiopians’ life. In fact, history will give its just for the melliunium criminals-Woyane and Meles- in the near future.
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October 28th, 2008 at 6:59 PM
Drivers are Khat addicted and the result is like that–loss of innocent lives.
No drug test in Ethiopia for drivers.
Most of the drivers in Ethiopia are in DUI too.
You know in America,no much accident i.e due to
the tight law enforcement.
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October 28th, 2008 at 7:11 PM
To all posters above: How come none of you wish quick recovery for the living and for the dead to be blessed by God. Why rush to putting the blame on the driver while 10,00 or more miles away from the location of the accident?
ሁላችሁም ከላይ የጻፋችሁት አስተያየት ይህንን ዳያስፖራ ሊቅ የሚያሰኘው ሳይሆን፡ ትዝብት ላይ ጥሎ ማናችንንም ውጭ ያለንን ሁላ የሚያሳፍር ነው። የታለ በቅድሚያ፣ በባህላችን መሰረት “ለሞቱት ነፍስ ይማር፡ ለቆሰሉት በቶሎ ይዳኑ፡ ለዘመድ አዝማድ ደግሞ እግዜር ያጽናችሁ” ያላችሁት?
You have all become experts overnight just by virtue of physically present in the Western countries. Shame on you. You have embarrassed all of us.
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October 28th, 2008 at 8:12 PM
No comment! Zerai said it all!
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October 29th, 2008 at 4:48 AM
What a tragic story. Among the dead or wounded could be my relative or relative’s relative. May god bless their souls for the dead and give strength to their families, and wish a quick recovery to the wounded.
“Ethiopia is among countries with highest rate of traffic accident in the world where over 2,000 people die annually in road acciden”. This is very troubling. What can be and should be done to reduce this tragedy? My suspicion is that the driver’s training,licencing and vehicle safety inspection method must have been corrupted. When you have a government that cares less for it own people, the result is all kinds of tragedy.
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October 29th, 2008 at 1:35 PM
as it aint enough to die with woyanne’s atrosity and genocide now our ppl have to die wit accidents too? GOD WHAT HAVE WE DONE? WILL U PLEASE HAVE MERCY ON ETHIOPIA? my condolences to the victim’s family and may they rest in peace.
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October 29th, 2008 at 2:25 PM
May God bless the soul of the deceased. But I was wondering that this diabolic man, Elias, does not directly attribute the accident to Woyane.
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October 29th, 2008 at 2:45 PM
agere awassa kiffu aynkash
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October 31st, 2008 at 11:21 PM