At least 17 dead as bus plunges into Ethiopian ravine

At least 17 people were killed and 41 seriously injured today when a public transport bus plunged into a ravine in western Ethiopia.

The bus had been on sloping ground near Serbu-Sire, 278 kilometres west of the capital, when it fell into the ravine 10 metres deep, a police source said.

An eight-year-old girl and a man escaped without serious injury from the vehicle, but the driver and his assistant were among the casualties.

Police have opened an enquiry into the accident.

AFP