(January 20, 2012, ABC Online)--An Australian has been killed in a horrific bus crash in Ethiopia. There are reports around 40 people died when the bus plunged down a gorge on Tuesday.
The Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed a 32-year-old man from Victoria is among the victims.
Consular officials from the Australian embassy in Addis Ababa are trying to contact the man's family to provide assistance.
The African Press Agency (APA) says the bus, reportedly operated by Sky Bus Ethiopia, was travelling from Addis Ababa to Gondar when it fell into an 80-metre deep gorge.
APA says the wrecked bus caught fire and the bodies of many of the victims are badly burned. It says seven passengers, including one woman, survived.
Source: ABC Online
The Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed a 32-year-old man from Victoria is among the victims.Consular officials from the Australian embassy in Addis Ababa are trying to contact the man's family to provide assistance.
The African Press Agency (APA) says the bus, reportedly operated by Sky Bus Ethiopia, was travelling from Addis Ababa to Gondar when it fell into an 80-metre deep gorge.
APA says the wrecked bus caught fire and the bodies of many of the victims are badly burned. It says seven passengers, including one woman, survived.
Source: ABC Online
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