DAR ES SALAAM, April 10 (Xinhua) -- At least 13 traders were killed on Sunday night and another two injured after a truck ferrying them from an auction plunged into a river in Ruvuma region in southern Tanzania, police said on Monday.
Marco Chilya, the Ruvuma regional police commander, said the incident occurred on Sunday at 9 p.m. local time when the truck ferrying the traders overturned before it plunged into Njoka River as it attempted to climb a steep hill.
"The traders were on their way from an auction of various goods at Ndongosi village to Namatuhi village in Songea district," Chilya told a news conference.
He said police were investigating to establish the cause of the accident. "Apart from ferrying the traders, the truck was overloaded with various goods that the traders had bought from the auction." ■