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A man and his wife who had just been wedded have ended up suffering a really tragic misfortune after their vehicle was involved in a crash. As many as 47 people, including a newly-wed couple and 10 children have been killed in a traffic accident.
The tragic incident occurred in the north of Madagascar's capital, Antananarivo killing the couple instantly.
According to Aljazeera, the incident took place early on Sunday when a truck carrying wedding guests swerved off the road and plunged into a river outside the town of Anjozorobe.
Police spokesperson Herilala Andrianatisaona revealed that at least 22 people were also injured in the accident.
The police have blamed the driver for carrying too many passengers on a truck that was only meant to transport goods.
"According to our hypothesis, the truck driver, cognisant of the offence he was committing, which was transporting too many passengers in a vehicle meant for carrying goods, drove fast to escape traffic police checks," Andrianatisaona said.
"The driver lost control of his vehicle after having negotiated a wrong turn and ended up in the Mananara river," he said.
The truck was reportedly transporting guests who were celebrating a wedding held a day earlier.
The island nation off the south-east coast of Africa has a population of about 24 million people.
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